waddlers

Ducks and penguins

Waddlers are creatures or people that waddle—walking with short steps while swaying from side to side, like ducks or penguins.

The term often describes toddlers still mastering locomotion, or anyone with that distinctive side-to-side gait: The waddlers in the duck pond came running when she threw bread.

gait

shuffle

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  • wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
  • swayRock back and forth
  • lurchAbrupt unsteady movement

shamble · lumber · trundle · plod · toddle · teeter · ungainly · bowlegged · flatfooted · swaying

toddlers

toddle

Walk unsteadily, young

highchair · stroller · sippy · onesie · bib · crawling · cruising · wobbly · chubby · unsteady

ducks

mallard

Common dabbling waterfowl

  • tealShade between aqua, cyan
  • pintailDuck with elongated tailfeathers
  • gadwallGray dabbling wetland bird

shoveler · canvasback · goldeneye · merganser · pochard · eider · mandarin · ruddy · duckling · drake

penguins

emperor

Male ruler of empire

colony · rookery · Antarctica · krill · flippers · tuxedo · huddle · iceberg · chick · fledgling

Opposites
gait quality

waddlersgliders

Unpowered aircraft that soar

prancers · strutters · dancers · gazelles · sprinters

movement speed

waddlerssprinters

Brief-race speed athletes

dashers · runners · racers · speedsters · bolters

Family

waddle, waddled, waddles, waddler

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G