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  • GREENBERG: My cuddly, waddly, little pink honey pot.

    CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2006 2006

  • Bear walked his funny, waddly walk around the tree and threw his arms about Robin.

    Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories Greenberg, Martin H. 1990

  • The short, waddly woman trying on the wide hat with the pink roses was Bessie Williams.

    Green Valley Katharine Reynolds

  • At the entrance of camp Fuselli lingered a moment watching the small form of Eisenstein disappear with its curious waddly walk into the darkness.

    Three Soldiers John Dos Passos 1933

  • But few readers will fail to recall at a first reading of the words that picture of a penguin which used to adorn the school geographies, and presently will come to them the old sensation of amusement at the waddly fellow propped up on his impossible feet, the smile will break over their lips, and they will be one in mood with Mr. Ruskin.

    Penguin Persons & Peppermints Walter Prichard Eaton 1917

  • The fat, waddly one with the two gold front teeth will be Stella.

    Torchy As A Pa Sewell Ford 1907

  • And it's while I'm tryin 'to steady her on one side as she goes rollin' waddly through the main office that I gets a little hint of what's comin 'to me.

    Torchy and Vee Sewell Ford 1907

  • In which a young Aylesbury Duck - clumsy, waddly and overweight creatures that they are, not very bright, easy to catch out, often mistaken by townies for a goose having a gander - Mr Phil Hendren, for it is he, ever so very slightly missed couch potato doyen of the ill-fated

    Labour of Love 2010

  • In which a young Aylesbury Duck - clumsy, waddly and overweight creatures that they are, not very bright, easy to catch out, often mistaken by townies for a goose having a gander - Mr Phil Hendren, for it is he, ever so very slightly missed couch potato doyen of the ill-fated

    Labour of Love Chris Paul 2010

  • "Yo 'gittin' so heavy en waddly yo 'don' want ter turn yo 'han's over.

    The Desired Woman 1888

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