toddled off
Went away wobbling
Toddled off means left or departed in a casual, unhurried way.
The phrase borrows from the unsteady walk of toddlers but applies to anyone ambling away without urgency: We finished our drinks and toddled off home.
It's informal and often self-deprecating or affectionate, suggesting a leisurely exit rather than a purposeful one.
- strolledWalked slowly, casually
- waddledWalked with swaying steps
- ambledWalked slowly, relaxedly
- totteredWalked with instability
- meanderedTraveled without direct course
teetered · sauntered · moseyed · made tracks · traipsed · cleared out · slipped away · shuffled · hit the road · headed out · wandered · skipped · wistfulness · drifted · nostalgia · ducked out · casual · hopped