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toddle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ˈtʰɑɾɫ̩] (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɑdəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɒdəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly a byform of totter.

Meanings

  1. A carefree or aimless gait; a stroll.

Forms

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toddles Number=Plur lexicographic

toddle en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [ˈtʰɑɾɫ̩] (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɑdəl/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɒdəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Possibly a byform of totter.

Meanings

  1. 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." 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 387:
  2. To walk or travel in a carefree manner.
    • There he was, just toddling along.
    • So off we toddled, Marjorie, Holt, and I, in a growler, — spotted the crib in less than no time, — invited ourselves in by the kitchen window — house seemed empty. 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
toddles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
toddled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
toddled Tense=Past lexicographic
toddling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

toddler · toddle off · toddlekins

Synonyms

totter

Translations (25)

de flanieren (to walk in a carefree manner) · bg щапукам (walk unsteadily) · ca tentinejar (walk unsteadily) · es tambalearse (walk unsteadily) · pl przechadzać się (to walk in a carefree manner) · ta தத்து (walk unsteadily) · pl chodzić niepewnie (walk unsteadily) · de trullern (to walk in a carefree manner) · cy trotian (walk unsteadily) · de patschen (walk unsteadily) · bg шляя се (to walk in a carefree manner) · ru идти́ шата́ясь (walk unsteadily) · bg мандахерцам се (walk unsteadily) · ru идти́ неве́рной похо́дкой (walk unsteadily) · de schlendern (to walk in a carefree manner) · tl umampang-ampang (walk unsteadily) · de watscheln (walk unsteadily) · tl umampang (walk unsteadily) · it trotterellare (walk unsteadily) · pl dreptać (to walk in a carefree manner) · ru ковыля́ть (walk unsteadily) · io trotetar (walk unsteadily) · fr chanceler (walk unsteadily) · bg миткам (to walk in a carefree manner) · fa تاتی کردن (walk unsteadily)