to paddle
7
2.5
- verb
- /ˈpædəl/
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- On the second day, Eliot saw something long and shiny in the sun, and he paddled to it.
- paddling in the shallows
- paddled in the water
- paddling in the pool
They go for a bit of a paddle and it, it gets, you know, it's sort of they, they have a bad day.
- They go for a bit of a paddle and it, it gets, you know, it's sort of they, they have a bad day.
Examples
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When they see me running or paddling they will beg me to stay.
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Let's paddle.
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Just paddle in the water.
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Most girls just paddle around.
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On day seven, I was ready to go paddling in the ocean again.
Blog text (10) -
Travis walks and paddles for miles every morning, running his trap lines before school starts.
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The people on the front and those who were bathing or paddling ran for shelter.
Academic text (2009) -
Then they started paddling back around the mass of floating reeds.
Fiction book (1990) -
And every May, the survivors would be back, paddling the shallows, nesting in the reeds.
Fiction book (1997) -
The children were excited to paddle in the shallow water at the beach.
Synonyms
7
2.8
To go into the water for a short time to swim or cool off
4
2.9
To play in water by moving and making water spray
1
4.8
To move a hand, foot, or bird's head lightly in water for fun
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
How Vigorous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Paddle: To 'paddle' in water means to move or splash with hands or feet like using little oars, and the word links to the idea of a small flat tool that moves water for a boat.