paddled
Meaning of paddled
- move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.
she paddled along the coast
he was teaching trainees to paddle canoes
- beat (someone) with a paddle as a punishment.
ask the mother if she minds the offspring getting paddled from time to time
late Middle English (denoting a small spade-like implement): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th century.
verb, past tense- walk with bare feet in shallow water.
the children paddled at the water's edge
mid 16th century: of obscure origin; compare with Low German paddeln ‘tramp about’; the association with water remains unexplained.
Information about paddled
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Hyphenation of paddled
pad-dled
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- paddled is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
paddled synonyms
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:
Meaning propel a boat with sculls:
Meaning walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance:
Meaning immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently:
Meaning (of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling:
Meaning make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud:
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