TODDLE

toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle

(verb) walk unsteadily; “small children toddle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

toddle (third-person singular simple present toddles, present participle toddling, simple past and past participle toddled)

To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.

To walk in a carefree manner.

Synonyms

• totter

Noun

toddle (plural toddles)

A carefree or aimless gait; a stroll.

Anagrams

• dolted

Source: Wiktionary


Tod"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Toddling.] Etym: [Akin to tottle, totter.]

Definition: To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.

Tod"dle, n.

Definition: A toddling walk. Trollope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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