- present participle of dodder.
doddering
Example Sentences
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The interview is utterly anodyne, a doddering exchange of pleasantries and carefully selected humanizing anecdotes.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
The majority of Carvey's recent "Saturday Night Live" appearances showed off his doddering and bewildered take on Joe Biden.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024
Phil Hartman as both the doddering old man and the mastermind of the Iran-Contra plan is perfect.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
It is still, depending on your preferences, a doddering throwback or an oasis of old-school rationality and calm.
From New York Times • May 5, 2022
On May 17, it had taken him a doddering 1:49 to negotiate a mile, a time even slower than Seabiscuit’s.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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