to paddle
57
1.4
- verb
- /ˈpædəl/
:
remar
- The children were excited to paddle their kayak down the river on a sunny day.
- paddle a canoe
We have to make sure that we know how to paddle and make our way.
- We have to make sure that we know how to paddle and make our way.
- They arrested people for paddle boarding in the harbor.
- Then I was going to paddle out in the ocean as far as I could go.
- And then yesterday actually, I went to the lock and I went paddle boarding.
- And we've paddle boarded once in the past six months maybe, right.
- The only thing that made me fucking stop in that fucking moment and paddle board back to my house was it was at night time.
- Now it's like you've got to paddle on steroids because the pace of change is so enormous that you've got to paddle even faster just to make small movements.
Examples
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Even nervous Wolf, who disliked crossing rivers, showed no hesitation as he paddled around in the lake.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're gonna have to paddle hard when I tell you.
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Then I was going to paddle out in the ocean as far as I could go.
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Are you gonna be able to paddle with the dog?
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Would she be strong enough to paddle through the waves?
Academic text (2011) -
On our last day in the river, we paddled out of the mountains and onto the coastal plain.
Academic text (2003) -
"How did the Ojibway cook it?" I ask Wedll as we paddle across the lake.
Academic text (1998) -
He's paddling through this storm in a canoe.
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On vacations, he goes to national parks where he climbs or paddles through white water.
Fiction book (1992) -
At first, the men paddled fiercely, with Kwapakaa gliding effortlessly in their wake.
Synonyms
275
1.0
To travel on water in a boat, often using large fabric to catch wind
10
1.0
To travel on water in a small vehicle like a rowboat or motorboat
5
2.6
To travel in a narrow light boat using a paddle
3
2.7
To move in a small narrow boat using a double-bladed paddle
1
3.7
To move on water while standing or kneeling using a paddle
To stand or kneel on a board and use a paddle to move on water
Idioms
Compounds
2
3.1
A simple swimming stroke with arms and legs moving one after the other like a dog swims
- Archaic
1
7.7
A steam boat with big wheels on the sides that push it through rivers or lakes
- Archaic
1
3.5
A large round device with boards around its edge that turns to move a boat
- Archaic
A wooden cover around the top of a paddle wheel on a steamboat that protects it from water spray
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Paddle: The verb paddle comes from the noun for the flat oar or board, so to 'paddle' is simply to move a boat by using that flat tool to push the water.