waddle
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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
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
He is often drawn to physically resemble a penguin, dressed in a formal suit with a long birdlike nose, shuffling with a bit of a waddle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
The family were able to watch them come in from the sea on their bellies and waddle across the beaches fast as they could to avoid patrolling sealions.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
He had to waddle to keep his balance, but he kept on singing.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Long after the Lakers locker room has cleared out, the smallest player on the team waddles toward his locker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
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
“I’m a short, stocky kid that waddles around the track,” he said, “and somehow I ran 1:42.9.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
He scratches his tail with his beak and waddles over to Frazier.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
Teeth waddles in front of me, guiding me along a human path made of crushed stone stuck together with some kind of resin, like sap, only awful and stinking.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
A pair of penguins waddled into a care home in Nottinghamshire to spread some cheer to residents.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
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
A fuzzy, freckled gull chick emerged from a bayberry bush, stared curiously at me as if it had spotted a Martian, and then waddled back to its hiding place.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Some waddled on legs partially fused together, while others had flippers for feet, which reminded Percy of clown shoes.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
It consists not only of college students booing AI and waddling seniors raging on Facebook against data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"He's waddling around the field like a grandad, that's why Portugal are out," the former England striker said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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
Sherman went over the clues in order: black and white, ice, waddling.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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