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

I boldly say as I waddle because I’m also playing a penguin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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

I guess if I got the urge to bust loose now, me and the lame mare could waddle and limp our way into the woods.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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

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

Her caption in the now-deleted post read: "My dream of holding a wombat has been realised! Baby and mom slowly waddled back off together into the bush."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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

He was short and waddled like most kings.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

"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

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

The sea elephant moves fast in spite of his size, waddling along on his great flippers which he uses like hands.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell