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# toddle

verb (toddle, toddles, toddled, toddling)

«toddle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To toddle is to walk with short, wobbly steps, the way a small child who has just learned to walk does. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#m1)
2. Informally, to toddle somewhere means to walk or go there slowly and calmly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it describes babies and little children learning to walk; that is why they are called toddlers. Adults sometimes say «I'll toddle off now» in a joking, friendly way, meaning «I'll go». Phrases: «toddle along», «toddle off», «toddle over to».

### Examples

- My baby brother toddled across the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#x1)
- The little girl toddled after the ducks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#x2)
- Babies usually start to toddle when they are about one year old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#x3)
- Grandpa said he would toddle down to the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#x4)
- The puppy toddled behind the toddler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#x5)
- She toddled into the room holding her teddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: toddled, toddling. A «toddler» is a child who toddles, usually one to three years old. «Toddle off» is casual and friendly, not rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «toddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/toddle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«toddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/toddle.html) on Mova free.