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

It is amusing to waddle like a duck, and I have grown used to it.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

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

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

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

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

In the evening of October 25, a troop of eight emperor penguins waddled out of the fog and stood looking at the embattled ship.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

A friendly dragon is waddling along the sun-drenched centre of Swindon, smiling at passers-by.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

What it picked up was a rotund raccoon waddling by.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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

One of them seemed to catch his eye and started waddling toward him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste