paddle
[ˈpʰæ.ɾɫ̩]noun, verb2 syllables
Paddle means: walk unsteadily, with short steps.
Synonyms for paddle10
noun, as in a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb, as in walk unsteadily, with short steps
verb, as in play in or as if in water, as of small children
verb, as in give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
What does paddle mean?10
verb
walk unsteadily, with short steps“small children toddle”
play in or as if in water, as of small children
give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
propel with a paddle“paddle your own canoe”
swim like a dog in shallow water
stir with a paddle
noun
a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with paddle?1
two syllables
Paddle in a sentence
- They haze their pledges, but they don't paddle them.rul
- He held the paddle still in the water.Amastan
- It's a lot easier to paddle a canoe downstream than to paddle upstream.CK
- Why does that paddle have holes in it?shekitten
- No one can paddle against the stream of history.Amastan
- Ziri pushed the boat off the shore with his paddle.Amastan
- Benedito and his girlfriend will ride the paddle boats.Amastan
- A group of friends enjoyed a leisurely paddle with their kayaks.always
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Forms of paddle
as a noun
- plural
- paddles
as a verb
- past tense
- paddled
- present participle
- paddling
- third-person singular
- paddles
- past participle
- paddled