toddle
verb/ˈtɒdl/
/ˈtɑːdl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they toddle | /ˈtɒdl/ /ˈtɑːdl/ |
| he / she / it toddles | /ˈtɒdlz/ /ˈtɑːdlz/ |
| past simple toddled | /ˈtɒdld/ /ˈtɑːdld/ |
| past participle toddled | /ˈtɒdld/ /ˈtɑːdld/ |
| -ing form toddling | /ˈtɒdlɪŋ/ /ˈtɑːdlɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] when a young child who has just learnt to walk toddles, he/she walks with short, unsteady steps
- I have to watch him all the time now that he’s toddling.
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- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to walk or go somewhere
- She toddles down to the park most afternoons.
- I locked the door and then toddled off to bed.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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