waddling
Penguin's signature walk
Waddling is walking with short steps while swaying from side to side, the characteristic gait of ducks and penguins.
People waddle when their build or condition makes a smoother stride difficult: She waddled down the hall in her ninth month of pregnancy.
The word often carries a slightly comic or unflattering tone.
gait
Walking unsteadily, like infants
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
tottering · lumbering · ungainly · awkward · clumsy · unsteady · side-to-side · bow-legged
toddling
Walking unsteadily, like infants
- shufflingRandomizing order of items
- swayingRhythmic lateral movement
- wobblingMoving unsteadily, wavering
teetering · tottering · lumbering · ungainly · awkward · clumsy · unsteady · side-to-side · bow-legged · rocking
penguin
Flightless aquatic southern bird
mallard · webbed · pond · drake · teal · downy · plump · flap · aquatic · shelduck
toddler
Child learning to walk
- gait problemslimp, limping, hobble, hobbling, shuffle
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- leg movementswalking, running, jogging, stepping, kicking
- locomotionwalking, running, crawling, swimming, flying