waddle

Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year flock to viewing areas and boardwalks to watch the diminutive sea birds waddle ashore and along the beach in the evenings on the eastern coast's Phillip Island.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

It couldn’t waddle or sway without components from Chinese robot maker Unitree that power the motion of its neck and legs, according to a research paper by Disney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Poor circulation in his legs has turned his walk into more of a waddle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago helped make it possible for peacocks to strut, penguins to waddle, and turkeys to trot.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

Clotho's slow waddle is holding us up, for we can't go out ahead of him, lest we lose the causeway.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

The contest says it promotes the adoption of dogs, even ones that might have “missing fur, crossed eyes, duck waddles or mismatched ears.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2022

When E.T. waddles into the kids’ lives, his supernatural abilities are like an extension of their vivid imaginations.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

Throughout the number, the canned plant waddles like a curious infant learning her own body.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2019

He scratches his tail with his beak and waddles over to Frazier.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2018

She waddles over to the knotty base of the tree and sits.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

King got into the spirit, mocking the way Riggs waddled around court like a duck.

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025

Play, a four-year-old French bulldog, waddled down the street in Noho.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

A flock of brown pelicans waddled back into the wild on Wednesday morning, survivors of Southern California’s latest toxic algal bloom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

When he waddled out of the water during a recent feeding, it took just a handful of steps before Santangelo was backed up against the wall of the enclosure.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023

The demon Idiptu took off his bowler hat as he waddled in on his thick bowed legs.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Garry explains the evening’s conceit shortly after waddling from his chair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

When some think of the late Queen Elizabeth, her waddling corgis come to mind.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024

Mr. Hart said after a heartfelt tribute from his friend the comedian Dave Chappelle, before waddling offstage at the John Kennedy F. Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

“I looked like an idiot waddling around the hallway, but the bottom line was the doctor said you have to exercise your lungs because if you get pneumonia you can die,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2023

When the turtles push their way out of the sand and start waddling toward the water's edge, they look like a bunch of wind-up toys escaped from Toys "R" Us.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg