toddle
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toddle
- /ˈtɒdəl/ UK
- /ˈtɑdəl/ US
- [ˈtʰɑɾɫ̩] US
Sounds like tottle (flapping) · Rhymes with -ɒdəl
Where it comes from
Of unknown origin. Possibly a byform of totter.
verb toddles · toddling · toddled
- To walk unsteadily, as a small child does. Rory would never have believed that his half-hour had been a twelvemonth, "did not the calves grown now into stots, and the new-born babes now toddling about the house, at length convince him that in his single reel he had danced for a twelvemonth and a day."
- To walk or travel in a carefree manner. There he was, just toddling along.
Similar: totter
noun toddles
- A carefree or aimless gait; a stroll.
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verb
Similar: totter
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verb walk unsteadily
| Español | tambalearse |
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| Français | chanceler |
| Deutsch | watscheln, patschen |
| Italiano | trotterellare |
| Русский | ковыля́ть kovyljátʹ, идти́ шата́ясь idtí šatájasʹ, идти́ неве́рной похо́дкой idtí nevérnoj poxódkoj |
verb to walk in a carefree manner
| Deutsch | schlendern, flanieren, trullern |
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Talk about this word "toddle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toddle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toddle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toddle "toddle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toddle.Cite this
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title = {toddle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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