to puddle
1
3.2
- verb
- /ˈpʌdəl/
:
chapotear
- We'll just be a few old farts puddling around in that pool.
Examples
-
On a warm day, they decided to puddle in the park's fountain and enjoy the refreshing spray.
-
The boy peered at his thin ankles puddled in the muddy, streaming water.
Fiction book (1993) -
I puddle right on the floor, directly in front of him.
Fiction book (2000) -
Anyway, we're just going to have a nice walk with with her and playing some puddles and then we'll go home and get back to all of the organizing.
-
I'm never danced through puddles in a blue apron.
-
Jordan puddles up.
Fiction book (1997) -
The children puddle around in the shallow water, laughing and splashing joyfully.
-
After the rain, the kids love to puddle in the driveway, enjoying the splashes under their feet.
Synonyms
91
1.0
To make liquid move so it hits things and makes noise
22
3.7
To move liquid so it splashes or to walk through water making splashing sounds
7
2.5
To play or move in shallow water by splashing
4
2.9
To play in water by moving and making water spray
3
5.9
To make liquid move and spill around inside a container
1
4.8
To move a hand, foot, or bird's head lightly in water for fun
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Playful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Puddle meaning to play or wade comes from the ordinary picture of stepping into a small 'puddle' to splash and have fun. That's why we talk about children or animals 'puddling' in the rain.