How Do You Spell WADDLING?

Pronunciation: [wˈɒdlɪŋ] (IPA)

Waddling (/ˈwɒd.lɪŋ/) is the present participle form of the verb "waddle." This word is spelled with a double "d" after the "o" to indicate the short vowel sound. The "l" is doubled to indicate that the consonant sound following the short vowel is a "lateral" sound, which is produced by touching the tongue to the roof of the mouth and allowing air to flow around the sides. This spelling accurately represents the pronunciation of the word. "Waddle" refers to the side-to-side movement of someone or something that is walking awkwardly, such as a duck or a person with a wide gait.

WADDLING Meaning and Definition

1. Waddling is a verb that describes the manner in which certain animals or people move, characterized by a clumsy or awkward gait, typically marked by a side-to-side motion. It refers to a wobbling or swaying walk that is often seen in creatures with short legs and a rotund or bulky body shape, causing their bodies to sway from side to side as they move forward.

   Typically associated with animals such as penguins, ducks, or geese, waddling involves a distinct rolling movement as they shift their weight from one foot to the other. This distinctive gait is a result of their body structure, short legs, and/or the presence of excess body fat. The swaying motion helps to balance their wide proportions and provides stability while they traverse their environment.

   In a human context, waddling can also be used to describe a person's gait when they have difficulty walking due to various factors such as obesity, injury, or physical condition. It often involves a wide stance, with the hips and feet swinging from side to side as they take steps, resembling the way some animals move when waddling.

   Overall, waddling entails a unique and recognizable walking pattern that is characterized by an ungainly side-to-side motion, most commonly associated with certain animals and occasionally observed in humans with specific conditions impacting their mobility.

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Other Common Misspellings for WADDLING

• wedling
• waddeling
• hadeling
• paddeling
• weadding
• weddiing
• waitling
• woddling
• widdling
• waddleing
• walding
• kiddling
• weddding
• saddleing
• ladeling
• paddleing
• wadering
• dwaddling
• paddiling
• wadeing
• hadling
• swadddling
• faddling
• maddling
• wadeling
• dadeling
• daddlung
• daddeling
• daddlingg
• laddling
• gaddling
• Haddling
• waddlin
• waddilng
• Weddling
• woudling
• gaddlings
• waddein
• Gaddeling
• werdling
• wyrdling
• wudling
• Warldling
• Wadiling
• Woadlin
• Gladdling
• Wadelig

Etymology of WADDLING

The word "waddling" is derived from the Middle English word "wadlen", which can be traced back to the Old English word "wædelian", meaning "to walk with short steps" or "to wade". It is believed to have originated as an onomatopoeic representation of the sound made when someone or something moves with a heavy, clumsy gait, such as the motion of a duck or a penguin. The word has retained its meaning over time, referring to the awkward, rolling walk associated with certain animals or individuals.

Similar spelling words for WADDLING

• idoling,
• outdialing,
• Whitling,
• outtelling,
• woodling,
• ettling,
• outdueling,
• Eightling,
• Adeling,
• watling,
• outlaying,
• edling,
• outduelling,
• Outlawing,
• weidling,
• ottolenghi,
• widdling,
• yodelling,
• outdwelling,
• Yodling,
• Wattling,
• idling,
• odling,
• autolink,
• outlying,
• outwilling,
• etling,
• wedeling,
• outwiling,
• weitling,
• outyelling,
• wightlink,
• Addling,
• Whittling,
• wheedling,
• Witling,
• outwelling,
• yodeling.

Plural form of WADDLING is WADDLINGS

Conjugate verb Waddling

CONDITIONAL

I would waddle

we would waddle

you would waddle

he/she/it would waddle

they would waddle

FUTURE

I will waddle

we will waddle

you will waddle

he/she/it will waddle

they will waddle

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have waddled

we will have waddled

you will have waddled

he/she/it will have waddled

they will have waddled

PAST

I waddled

we waddled

you waddled

he/she/it waddled

they waddled

PAST PERFECT

I had waddled

we had waddled

you had waddled

he/she/it had waddled

they had waddled

PRESENT

I waddle

we waddle

you waddle

he/she/it waddles

they waddle

PRESENT PERFECT

I have waddled

we have waddled

you have waddled

he/she/it has waddled

they have waddled

I am waddling

we are waddling

you are waddling

he/she/it is waddling

they are waddling

I was waddling

we were waddling

you were waddling

he/she/it was waddling

they were waddling

I will be waddling

we will be waddling

you will be waddling

he/she/it will be waddling

they will be waddling

I have been waddling

we have been waddling

you have been waddling

he/she/it has been waddling

they have been waddling

I had been waddling

we had been waddling

you had been waddling

he/she/it had been waddling

they had been waddling

I will have been waddling

we will have been waddling

you will have been waddling

he/she/it will have been waddling

they will have been waddling

I would have waddled

we would have waddled

you would have waddled

he/she/it would have waddled

they would have waddled

I would be waddling

we would be waddling

you would be waddling

he/she/it would be waddling

they would be waddling

I would have been waddling

we would have been waddling

you would have been waddling

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