paddled

pad-dled · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Simple past tense and past participle of "paddle"; propelled a boat using a paddle.

  2. 2.

    Walked or waded in shallow water.

  3. 3.

    Spanked with a paddle as punishment (chiefly American).

Related words

See also: paddle, paddles, paddling
Synonyms: propelled, rowed, waded

Etymology

From Medieval Latin padela ("small spade") or related to Low German paddeln ("to tramp about").