paddled
pad-dled · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
Simple past tense and past participle of "paddle"; propelled a boat using a paddle.
- 2.
Walked or waded in shallow water.
- 3.
Spanked with a paddle as punishment (chiefly American).
Related words
Etymology
From Medieval Latin padela ("small spade") or related to Low German paddeln ("to tramp about").