paddle
verb/ˈpædl/
/ˈpædl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they paddle | /ˈpædl/ /ˈpædl/ |
| he / she / it paddles | /ˈpædlz/ /ˈpædlz/ |
| past simple paddled | /ˈpædld/ /ˈpædld/ |
| past participle paddled | /ˈpædld/ /ˈpædld/ |
| -ing form paddling | /ˈpædlɪŋ/ /ˈpædlɪŋ/ |
- [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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- frantically
- furiously
- (British English) (North American English wade)[intransitive] to walk or stand with no shoes or socks in shallow water in the sea, a lake, etc.
- The children have gone paddling.
- [intransitive] to swim with short movements of your hands or feet up and downOxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
- frantically
- furiously
- [transitive] paddle somebody/something (North American English) to hit a child with a flat piece of wood as a punishment
Word Originverb sense 1 and verb senses 3 to 4 late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent. verb sense 2 mid 16th cent.: of obscure origin; compare with Low German paddeln ‘tramp about’; the association with water remains unexplained.
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