toddled; toddling
ˈtäd-liŋ 
ˈtä-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to walk with short tottering steps in the manner of a young child
2
: to take a stroll : saunter
toddle
noun
Examples of toddle in a Sentence
The little boy toddled across the room.
I toddled off to the pub for a pint.
She toddled off to bed.
Recent Examples on the Web
The father-son duo can be seen hanging out on the beach, with DDG on a lounge chair and Halo toddling around in the sand.
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Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
In the video, Phoenix toddled between his mom and dad while Hilton posed for a photoshoot.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Grant Park will always toddle on the tightrope of making the festival free and open to all while satisfying the ticket buyers who make that possible.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
On a recent morning, a 16-month-old boy toddled up a small embankment to touch wind chimes hanging from trees.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
In the video, Phoenix toddled between his mom and dad while Hilton posed for a photoshoot.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
Grant Park will always toddle on the tightrope of making the festival free and open to all while satisfying the ticket buyers who make that possible.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
On a recent morning, a 16-month-old boy toddled up a small embankment to touch wind chimes hanging from trees.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for toddle
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“Toddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddle. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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