waddled

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Jimmie Time glowed modestly Show him how I can shoot," said he The amazing Boogies waddled--yet with dignity--to a point ten paces distant, drew a coin from the pocket of his dingy overalls, and spun it to the blue of heaven.

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  • The Altairi glide-waddled the length of several stores and then stopped, glaring impartially at The Sharper Image and Gap window displays and the crowds who stopped to gawk at the six of them and who then, intimidated by their expressions, averted their eyes and hurried on. —  Asimov'sSF,December2007
  • Then she waddled, bare-footed, to the door, and went to look for her mouse. —  When Last I Died - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 13: 1941
  • It waddled, grunting, off the road and down into the long, marshy meadow above the hollow. —  Second Night of Summer
  • The orangutan waddled-or perhaps moseyed-with his belly thrust forward, knuckles dragging on the carpet. —  VQR
  • I never waddled, until they dropped, then I got what everyone was talking about. —  dooce® main feed
 

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