paddling
paddling Lexical Profile
paddling Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or sport of propelling a small boat, such as a canoe, kayak, or surfboard, through water using a paddle or one's hands.
"Hours of vigorous paddling across the calm lake left the canoeists with sore shoulders."
The act of walking, wading, or playing barefoot in shallow water.
"The children spent the warm afternoon enjoying some gentle paddling along the edge of the sea."
North American An instance of corporal punishment administered by striking someone on the buttocks with a flat wooden paddle.
"In the nineteenth-century schoolhouse, a severe paddling was a common punishment for unruly behavior."
A collective term for a flock of ducks when they are swimming on the water.
"We watched a paddling of mallards glide effortlessly across the surface of the pond."