"paddling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paddlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English padelynge, equivalent to paddle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|padelynge}} Middle English padelynge, {{suffix|en|paddle|ing}} paddle + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} paddling (plural paddlings)
  1. The act of using a paddle.
    Sense id: en-paddling-en-noun-fidjc53p
  2. An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.
    Sense id: en-paddling-en-noun-VHkufj2U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 87 6 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 70 8 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 17 58 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 20 62 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 62 20 7
  3. A collective noun for ducks when they are on water. Translations (collective noun for ducks): toom [masculine] (Dutch), melonta (Finnish), melominen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-paddling-en-noun-IJAPPw7H Disambiguation of 'collective noun for ducks': 1 5 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: From paddle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|paddle|ing}} paddle + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} paddling
  1. present participle and gerund of paddle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: paddle
    Sense id: en-paddling-en-verb-kxxJoMgX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for paddling meaning in English (2.8kB)

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