paddle
To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etcTo propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
» Tom tried paddling his canoe upstream.
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9 senses(transitive)To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
paddeln, rudern
грести́grestí
гребти́hrebtý, веслува́тиvesluváty
propel with a paddle
(intransitive)To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
pätscheln
(transitive)To spank with a paddle.
stir with a paddle
To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
tätscheln
To tread upon; to trample.
latschen
(UK, intransitive)To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
planschen
swim like a dog in shallow water
(intransitive)To dog paddle in water.
play in or as if in water, as of small children
(intransitive)To toddle.
(archaic, intransitive)To toy or caress using hands or fingers.
Examples
70 sentencesTom tried paddling his canoe upstream.
Tom only knows how to dog paddle.
Tom can't remember which ping-pong paddle is his.
Tom is learning how to correctly paddle a canoe.
Tom dog paddled toward the shallow end of the pool.
ruТом подплыл по-собачьи к неглубокой части бассейна. — odexed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 5
Origin
Partly from the verb paddle ("to splash, dabble"; see below) and partly from Middle EnglisPartly from the verb paddle ("to splash, dabble"; see below) and partly from Middle English padell (“small spade”).
Recorded since 1530, probably cognate with Low German paddeln (“to tramp about”), frequentative form of padjen (“to tramp, run in short steps”), from pad (also in Dutch dialects). Compare also Saterland Frisian paddelje (“to paddle”).
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Forms
paddles, paddling, paddled, paddledSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.