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Waddle vs Doddering - What's the difference?

waddle | doddering |

As nouns the difference between waddle and doddering

is that waddle is a swaying gait while doddering is a shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.

As verbs the difference between waddle and doddering

is that waddle is to walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side while doddering is .

As an adjective doddering is

mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile.

waddle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A swaying gait.

    • Verb

    (waddl)
  • To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

    • Anagrams

    * English intransitive verbs

    doddering

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • mentally or physically infirm due to old age; senile

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shaking or trembling movement, as of old age.
  • * 2001 , Seth Kohn, Escape on the Silk Road (page 7)
    • Now that he was next in line to the minister of state security himself, an 82 year old man whose dodderings Fang graciously covered up to save everyone's face, Fang had a huge problem.