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toddle

[tod-l] / ˈtɒd l /
VERB
walk unsteadily
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In the same business park as the cafe, Abigail Grant-Williams is the director of the Tots' Clubhouse nursery, where children toddle about chasing bubbles in the sensory garden.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023

When she was younger, Malaya Majam-Finch would toddle into the living room of her grandparents’ quaint house in La Mirada and find, essentially, an open-air trophy case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

But at New York Live Arts in Manhattan this weekend, they will be encouraged to crawl, stand, rock, toddle and even lie down.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021

But there are threats that we haven’t evolved to perceive, and need to learn about, which is why your kid won’t eat broccoli but will happily toddle toward an electrical outlet, bobby pin in hand.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020

He picked up Rabbit, who could toddle about, and kissed him, too.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Lisa now toddles around in a summer dress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

She keeps busy taking care of Varvara, now 2, who toddles everywhere with no fear and loves British chocolate.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

My youngest happily toddles alongside them, though she has no friends closer to her own age.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2020

She scrambles from my arms and toddles fast and fearlessly into the surf.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2019

He toddles to the fence and wriggles underneath like a worm.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

My brother’s lungs were formed in West Louisville, where he toddled on plump baby legs toward all the people who loved him.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2024

And so every weekday morning, a stream of little research subjects toddled off of a school bus, into the lab.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023

Eighteen-month-old Mykola clutched his mother’s finger as he toddled up the hallway of the national children’s hospital in Kyiv, his still-unsteady legs eager to keep up with his desire to walk.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

The door to the visitation room swung open, and a boy not more than 3 feet tall toddled behind his mom and big siblings, bundled in a big winter jacket.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2022

As she toddled away, Clare stole a glimpse into the swirling light.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"Lauren would just be toddling along at the side and I'd be walking ahead, pretending I'm all independent," adds Raye.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

These are exactly what they sound like: reels of A.I.–rendered babies dressed in cute little costumes, with giant eyes and smiling mouths, toddling down a runway.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024

The players’ kids toddling around the locker room receive the lesson as soon as possible.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024

His power is not merely confined to his toddling whimsy or our longstanding friendship with him.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2024

“Ah, when you were a little toddling thing, how easy it was to rub and kiss your hurts away! Come and get a kiss from your old nurse anyhow, and tell me all about it.”

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks


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