See waddle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "Now, on the bright side, things weren't all bad; they had commendably-thick belt armor, which was 12 inches thickness, and they had a very large number of subdivided watertight compartments, which would make them very durable. Due to their being quite fat, they could also turn very quickly, even if they were waddling along by the end of the turn.",
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"roman": "klatja se kato patica",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "клатя се като патица"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
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"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "pigaíno san pápia",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "πηγαίνω σαν πάπια"
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"roman": "parapató",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "παραπατώ"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
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"roman": "yotayota aruku",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "よたよた歩く"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "mānānana"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "parepare"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "merge legănat"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "ходи́ть вразвалку"
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"tags": [
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"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "racati"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "tambalearse"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "dar traspiés"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "anadear"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "badi badi/paytak paytak yürümek"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xodyty perevalʹcem",
"sense": "to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side",
"word": "ходити перевальцем"
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