waddles
plural of waddle
waddles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waddle
• Dewalds, dawdles, swaddle
Waddles
plural of Waddle
• Dewalds, dawdles, swaddle
Source: Wiktionary
Wad"dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Waddling.] Etym: [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. wædlian to beg, from wadan to go. See Wade.]
Definition: To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles. Shak. She drawls her words, and waddles in her pace. Young.
Wad"dle, v. t.
Definition: To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it. [R.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
