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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.

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

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.

2. the act of toddling.

3. an unsteady gait.

[1490–1500; perhaps to (tter) + (wa) ddle]

toddle

Past participle: toddled
Gerund: toddling

Imperative
toddle
toddle

Present
I toddle
you toddle
he/she/it toddles
we toddle
you toddle
they toddle

Preterite
I toddled
you toddled
he/she/it toddled
we toddled
you toddled
they toddled

Present Continuous
I am toddling
you are toddling
he/she/it is toddling
we are toddling
you are toddling
they are toddling

Present Perfect
I have toddled
you have toddled
he/she/it has toddled
we have toddled
you have toddled
they have toddled

Past Continuous
I was toddling
you were toddling
he/she/it was toddling
we were toddling
you were toddling
they were toddling

Past Perfect
I had toddled
you had toddled
he/she/it had toddled
we had toddled
you had toddled
they had toddled

Future
I will toddle
you will toddle
he/she/it will toddle
we will toddle
you will toddle
they will toddle

Future Perfect
I will have toddled
you will have toddled
he/she/it will have toddled
we will have toddled
you will have toddled
they will have toddled

Future Continuous
I will be toddling
you will be toddling
he/she/it will be toddling
we will be toddling
you will be toddling
they will be toddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been toddling
you have been toddling
he/she/it has been toddling
we have been toddling
you have been toddling
they have been toddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been toddling
you will have been toddling
he/she/it will have been toddling
we will have been toddling
you will have been toddling
they will have been toddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been toddling
you had been toddling
he/she/it had been toddling
we had been toddling
you had been toddling
they had been toddling

Conditional
I would toddle
you would toddle
he/she/it would toddle
we would toddle
you would toddle
they would toddle

Past Conditional
I would have toddled
you would have toddled
he/she/it would have toddled
we would have toddled
you would have toddled
they would have toddled

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Verb

toddle - walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"

coggle, dodder, waddle, totter, paddle

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"

Translations

يَدْرُج، يَمْشي بِخُطى قَصيرَةً

batolit se

stolpre omkring

watscheln

trot

totyog

vappa, kjaga

trotterellare andare andatura incerta

kas strapinėjanetvirtai eitipradedantis vaikščiotistrapinėti

čāpotnedroši spert soļus

stabbe rundt

ковыляние

batoliť sa

tıpış tıpış yürümek

蹒跚行走

toddle

[ˈtɒdl] VI

1. (= begin to walk) → empezar a andar, dar los primeros pasos; (= walk unsteadily) → caminar sin seguridad

2. (= go) → marcharse; (= stroll) → dar un paseo; (= depart) (also toddle off) → irse, marcharse
he toddled off → se marchó
we must be toddling → es hora de irnos
so I toddled round to see him → así que fui a visitarle

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

toddle

[ˈtɒd^əl] vi [child] → faire ses premiers pas

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

toddle

(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 …

n (inf) to go for a toddle → an die Luft gehen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

toddle

[ˈtɒdl] vi (child) to toddle in/out → entrare/uscire a passettini (fam) (adult) he toddled off → se n'è andato camminando tranquillamente

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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Presently she slipped from his knee and began to toddle about, but with a pretty stagger that made Silas jump up and follow her lest she should fall against anything that would hurt her.

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When he got to be old enough to begin to toddle about and say broken words and get an idea of what his hands were for, he was a more consummate pest than ever.

The moment Roxy's back was turned he would toddle to the presence of the tongs and say, "Like it!" and cock his eye to one side or see if Roxy was observed; then, "Awnt it!" and cock his eye again; then, "Hab it!" with another furtive glace; and finally, "Take it!"--and the prize was his.

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As soon as he was old enough to sit up alone and toddle about, another affliction, the nervous motion of his body, became apparent.

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It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle and to engage in conscious mischief--a beauty with which you can never be angry, but that you feel ready to crush for inability to comprehend the state of mind into which it throws you.

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Toddles was the pet-name of the boy; Poddles of the girl.

This alarming note of something wrong instantly terrified Toddles and Poddles, who were no sooner heard to roar surprisingly, than Johnny, curving himself the wrong way and striking out at Mrs Boffin with a pair of indifferent shoes, became a prey to despair.

This still further brightened the face of affairs; for, the highly sympathetic Sloppy, first broadly staring and grinning, and then roaring with laughter, Toddles and Poddles followed suit, and Johnny trumped the trick.

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The nursery's children, who dressed up as animals for the occasion, soon warmed to the newcomer who ended up playing football with those not too tired after the toddle.

Toddling along for charity; youngsters go bananas for fancy dress fundraiser

HUNDREDS of youngsters put their best little feet forward for the annual Children's Heart Unit Fund (CHUF) toddle.

Annual toddle a success

BARNARDO'S would like to say a very big thank you to all the under-fives in the Tees Valley, who took part in the Barnardo's Big Toddle 2013.

BARNARDO'S would like to say [...]

Time for a Big Toddle * ST Clare's School Nursery and Reception classes in Porthcawl are joining the UK's biggest charity event for children up to the age of five.