🛶 To row a boat 🛶 A boat oar 🏓 A game bat 🚫 A punishment board 🌊 To splash ⚙️ A wheel blade 🚫 To punish 🥣 To mix

to paddle

1 2.8

To stir a mixture using a flat tool

verb
/ˈpædəl/

: remover

He grabbed Rabbit's broom and pretended to paddle.

Examples

She carefully paddled the dough to incorporate the flour and sugar.
So applying product and then paddle brush blender product.
She regarded him steadily as she continued to paddle.

Fiction book (1992)
"Paddle, paddle!" yelled Rick.

Fiction book (1999)
Use the paddle to stir the mixture until it is smooth and well combined.
To make the batter light, you should paddle it gently for a few minutes.

Synonyms

to stir

vsto paddle

152 1.0

To mix a liquid by moving it with a spoon

uses a larger flat-bladed implement instead of a small spoon-like tool

to swizzle

vsto paddle

1 7.2

To stir a drink with a long stick to mix it

applies to mixing many things with a flat implement rather than only drinks

to pattle

vsto paddle

Archaic

9.9

To beat or stir something by hitting it lightly with a flat tool

uses broad continuous stirring motions rather than repeated light strikes

Idioms

to paddle one's own canoe

Archaic

2 7.5

To be independent and take care of yourself without help

up the creek without a paddle

Informal

1 9.9

A very bad situation with no way to fix it

up the river without a paddle

Informal

1 9.9

To be in a difficult situation with no way out

Compounds

dog paddle

2 3.1

A simple swimming stroke with arms and legs moving one after the other like a dog swims

paddle-wheeler

Archaic

1 7.7

A steam boat with big wheels on the sides that push it through rivers or lakes

paddle wheel

Archaic

1 3.5

A large round device with boards around its edge that turns to move a boat

paddle steamer

Archaic

1 6.6

A boat that uses a steam engine and large paddle wheels to move

boat paddle

2.0

A short, light oar used by hand to move a canoe or small boat

paddle box

Archaic

9.9

A wooden cover around the top of a paddle wheel on a steamboat that protects it from water spray

paddle-box

Archaic

9.6

A wooden cover that protects a ship's paddle wheel from water and dirt

pingpong paddle

2.7

A small flat bat with a short handle used to hit the ball in table tennis

How Vigorous

to beat

156 1.0

to whisk

38 2.8

to paddle

1 2.8

to stir

152 1.0

to mix

416 1.0

Surface Forms

paddle infinitive

paddled past

paddled past participle

paddling present participle

paddles third person singular

Etymology

Paddle: The verb paddle can also mean to stir with a flat tool; this sense comes from the same idea of using a flat board or stick to move or mix things.