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Waddle vs Plague - What's the difference?

waddle | plague |

As verbs the difference between waddle and plague

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

As a noun waddle

is a swaying gait.

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

    plague

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium ''Yersinia pestis .
  • (pathology) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
  • A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
    • Ten Biblical plagues over Egypt, ranging from locusts to the death of the crown prince, finally forced Pharaoh to let Moses's people go.
  • A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates
    • Bart is an utter plague ; his pranks never cease.

    Synonyms

    * pest

    Derived terms

    * plaguesome * plaguey

    Verb

  • To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
    • Wikis are often plagued by vandalism
  • To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
    • ''Natural catastrophies plagued the colonists till they abandoned the pestilent marshland

    Derived terms

    * plaguer