"backpaddle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: backpaddles [present, singular, third-person], backpaddling [participle, present], backpaddled [participle, past], backpaddled [past]
Etymology: back + paddle Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|paddle}} back + paddle Head templates: {{en-verb}} backpaddle (third-person singular simple present backpaddles, present participle backpaddling, simple past and past participle backpaddled)
  1. To paddle backwards.
    Sense id: en-backpaddle-en-verb-6ot-coKY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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