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

Huntington Beach junior lifeguards volunteered at the event, according to a news release from the center, unzipping the cages on the beach to allow the birds to waddle out to shore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

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 took a single unsteady step, sort of a waddle, as his feet were seemingly unable to land directly in front of each other.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

In fact, the accusatory Atlantic piece waddles toward the conclusion that on a risk-adjusted basis, the train isn’t especially deadly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

Afterward, she waddles through the ring-side seating in her white and pink sparkly sneakers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

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

Mr. D waddles away, his belly wiggling like jelly over his belt.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

Frederik got the nickname “Pingo” because of an episode when his wetsuit was filled with water and he waddled like a penguin, he said in a 2010 interview with Danish public broadcaster DR.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

Aaron got curious and waddled over to them, yanking on the leg of Ivy’s jeans.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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

The two-year-old was seen proudly waddling through the streets of Mexico City in his kit.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Now, HBO’s “The Penguin,” fleshing out the origin story of the waddling, tuxedo-clad “gentleman mobster” after more than 80 years as one of the Caped Crusader’s best-known adversaries, has earned a staggering 24 Emmy nominations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

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

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2024

As I’m digging through my bag, looking for my keys, I notice Millie Michalchuk waddling down the sidewalk and through the parking lot.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy