toddle
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tod·dle
(tŏd′l)intr.v. tod·dled, tod·dling, tod·dles
1. To walk with short, unsteady steps.
2. To walk leisurely; stroll.
n.
An unsteady gait.
[Origin unknown.]
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toddle
(ˈtɒdəl)vb (intr)
1. to walk with short unsteady steps, as a child does when learning to walk
2. (foll by off) jocular to depart
3. jocular (foll by: round, over, etc) to stroll; amble
n
the act or an instance of toddling
[C16 (Scottish and northern English): of obscure origin]
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tod•dle
(ˈtɒd l)v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.i.
1. to move with short, unsteady steps, as a young child.
n. 2. the act of toddling.
3. an unsteady gait.
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toddle
Past participle: toddled
Gerund: toddling
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Verb | 1. | ![]() walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
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Translations
يَدْرُج، يَمْشي بِخُطى قَصيرَةً
batolit se
stolpre omkring
totyog
vappa, kjaga
kas strapinėjanetvirtai eitipradedantis vaikščiotistrapinėti
čāpotnedroši spert soļus
batoliť sa
tıpış tıpış yürümek
toddle
[ˈtɒdl] VI1. (= begin to walk) → empezar a andar, dar los primeros pasos; (= walk unsteadily) → caminar sin seguridad
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toddle
vi
(child) → wackelnd laufen; the little boy toddled into the room → der kleine Junge kam ins Zimmer gewackelt
(inf: = walk) → gehen; (= leave: also toddle off) → abzwitschern (inf); well, I’d better be toddling (off) → ich zwitschere wohl besser mal ab (inf); could you just toddle down to the shops and … → könntest du mal zu den Geschäften runtergehen und …
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toddle
[ˈtɒdl] vi (child) to toddle in/out → entrare/uscire a passettini (fam) (adult) he toddled off → se n'è andato camminando tranquillamenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
toddle
(ˈtodl) verb (especially of a very young child) to walk unsteadily. The child is toddling.
ˈtoddler noun a very young child (who has just begun to be able to walk).
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