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What is the verb for paddle?

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paddle
  1. (transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
  2. (intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
  3. (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
  4. To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
  5. To tread upon; to trample.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. row, oar, scull, propel, pull, boat, cruise, drift, drive, navigate, sweep, row gently, cut water, run rapids, sky an oar, canoe, punt, sail, maneuver, manoeuvre, drag, scud, take the oars, wade, dabble, squelch, bathe, splash about, splosh, splash, wallow, slosh, slop, puddle, plunge, trudge, plod, swash, lap, plash, lie, welter, lie around, roll about, tumble about, loll about, lie about, loll around, tumble around, splash around … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “Now, a chilly wind has sprung up, which, if nothing else, succeeds in getting me to paddle a bit more earnestly.”
      “The public has been advised not to swim or paddle in areas where algal scums are present.”
      “Shortly thereof, she instructed me to stand up and began to paddle me with a brown palmetto branch.”
paddle
  1. (intransitive, Britain) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
  2. To toddle
  3. (archaic, intransitive) To toy or caress using hands or fingers
  4. Synonyms:
      5. row, oar, scull, propel, pull, boat, cruise, drift, drive, navigate, sweep, row gently, cut water, run rapids, sky an oar, canoe, punt, sail, maneuver, manoeuvre, drag, scud, take the oars, wade, dabble, squelch, bathe, splash about, splosh, splash, wallow, slosh, slop, puddle, plunge, trudge, plod, swash, lap, plash, lie, welter, lie around, roll about, tumble about, loll about, lie about, loll around, tumble around, splash around … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Now, a chilly wind has sprung up, which, if nothing else, succeeds in getting me to paddle a bit more earnestly.”
      “The public has been advised not to swim or paddle in areas where algal scums are present.”
      “Shortly thereof, she instructed me to stand up and began to paddle me with a brown palmetto branch.”
paddled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of paddle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rowed, oared, sculled, propelled, pulled, boated, cruised, drifted, drove, drave, driven, druv, navigated, swept, rowed gently, cut water, ran rapids, run rapids, skied an oar, punted, maneuvered, manoeuvred, dragged, drug, sailed, scudded, canoed, taken the oars, took the oars, waded, dabbled, squelched, bathed, splashed about, sploshed, splashed, wallowed, sloshed, slopped, puddled, plunged, plodded, trudged, swashed, lapped, plashed, lied, weltered, lolled around, rolled about … more
paddling
  1. present participle of paddle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rowing, oaring, sculling, propelling, pulling, boating, cruising, drifting, driving, navigating, sweeping, rowing gently, cutting water, running rapids, skying an oar, canoeing, punting, maneuvering, manoeuvring, dragging, sailing, scudding, taking the oars, wading, dabbling, squelching, bathing, splashing about, sploshing, splashing, wallowing, sloshing, slopping, puddling, plunging, trudging, plodding, swashing, lapping, plashing, weltering, lying, tumbling about, rolling about, tumbling around, lying about, lying around, lolling about, lolling around, splashing around … more
paddles
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paddle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rows, oars, sculls, propels, pulls, boats, cruises, drifts, drives, navigates, sweeps, rows gently, cutswater, runs rapids, skies an oar, canoes, punts, sails, manoeuvres, drags, maneuvers, scuds, takes the oars, wades, dabbles, squelches, bathes, splashes about, sploshes, splashes, wallows, sloshes, slops, puddles, plunges, trudges, plods, swashes, laps, plashes, welters, lies, lolls about, tumbles around, rolls about, lies about, lies around, lolls around, tumbles about, splashs around … more
paddleth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of paddle
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