Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To walk with short, unsteady steps.
- intransitive verb To walk leisurely; stroll.
- noun An unsteady gait.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To walk feebly; walk with short, tottering steps, as a child or an old man: said especially of children just beginning to walk.
- Synonyms See
waddle . - noun The act of toddling; an uncertain gait with short or feeble steps.
- noun A walk taken in a toddling fashion, as by a child or an invalid; loosely, a careless stroll.
- noun A toddler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
- noun A toddling walk.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To walk
unsteadily , as asmall child does. - verb To walk in a
carefree manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb walk unsteadily
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I mean, this is the First World War and no one’s going anywhere, but Toklas and Stein toddle off to the passport office and Stein talks the officials into a corner and the next thing you know, they’re arriving in Palma.
The Autobiography of Mister Litlove « Tales from the Reading Room 2009
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Lady Molesworth and I have not begun to "toddle" yet, but have exchanged affectionate greetings.
The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2 (of 3), 1857-1870 Charles Dickens 1841
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Parents will also be advised to encourage their babies to "toddle" as soon as they can and to avoid sugary snacks in a drive to cut obesity.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2009
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Parents will also be advised to encourage their babies to "toddle" as soon as they can and to avoid sugary snacks in a drive to cut obesity.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2009
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Parents will also be advised to encourage their babies to "toddle" as soon as they can and to avoid sugary snacks in a drive to cut obesity.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2009
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But the littlest of the little ones are the worst, the ones who crawl or toddle along unsteady on little feet until they're out of sight in the crowd.
23rd and Surf Julie Innis 2011
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A short toddle into the danger zoneTweens: Cooler than ever, but is childhood lost?
Study: TV can impair speech development of young children 2009
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Then why don't you toddle on over to Allen and Unwin, click on "Read an Extract" (under "More About This Book") and download yourself the PDF!
This is a Love Song to John and Liesha's Mother karenhealey 2010
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A short toddle into the danger zoneTweens: Cooler than ever, but is childhood lost?
Depression, anxiety pass from parents to kids; therapy helps 2009
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All these are men who have decided that they're not quite ready to commit and women should just toddle off and do their own thing and take that strange ticking noise with them.
Why Ed reminds women of every bad ex-boyfriend Barbara Ellen 2010
bilby commented on the word toddle
Perhaps related to dawdle, doddle, daddle, diddle.
August 12, 2012