- 1[intransitive, transitive] to move a small boat through water using a paddle (+ adv./prep.) We paddled downstream for about a mile. paddle something (+ adv./prep.) We paddled the canoe along the coast.
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- 2[intransitive] to swim with short movements of your hands or feet up and down
- 3[transitive] paddle somebody/something to hit a child with a flat piece of wood as a punishment
paddle
verbNAmE//ˈpædl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they paddle he / she / it paddles
past simple paddled
-ing form paddling
Check pronunciation: paddle