verb

paddle

to paddle, to wade

Let's paddle the canoe across the lake.

Let's paddle the canoe across the lake.

The children love to paddle in the sea.

The children love to paddle in the sea.

((sth.)) to move a boat with a paddle Let's paddle the canoe.

((in sth.)) to walk in shallow water The children paddle in the sea.

to row, to wade

Origin uncertain, may be related to Latin 'patella' (a small pan), referring to the shape.

Imagine the motion of a paddle (the noun) moving through water. That action is 'to paddle'.

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