waddle

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A squat, swaying gait.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.
2. (intransitive) To move slowly.

Concepten

waggelen

schommelen

zwiepen

Synoniemen

totter

toddle

wobble

dodder

coggle

paddle

toddle along

waddle along

sway about

sway

rock

🪨

wiggle

swagger

swaying

teeter

wabble

wag

waggle

walk

🚶

wave

👋

wigwag

trace a zigzag course

flip tail

be tardy

bob

take short

dangling

hobble

limp

lurch

quake

quiver

reel

seesaw

shimmy

stagger

stalk

Vertalingen

se dandiner

watscheln

dandiner

βαδίζω κουνιστός

contoneo

contonearse

anadear

dandinement

κούνισμα

trontollar

baumeln

Gang

schaukeln

caminar com un ànec

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈwɒd.əl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: *wadlen

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: wadalōn

Verwant aan Middelhoogduits: wadelen

Verwant aan Duits: wedeln

In summary

From Middle English wadelen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade + -le. Compare Saterland Frisian wuttelje (“to waddle”), Old High German wadalōn (“to roam; wander”), Middle High German wadelen, wedelen (“to wander; rove”), German wedeln (“to waggle”).
First known use in English in a version of the Song of Roland around the year 1400. (Source:OED online)