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paddling

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paddling¹

Where it comes from

From paddle + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of paddle

paddling²

Where it comes from

From Middle English padelynge, equivalent to paddle + -ing.

noun paddlings

  1. The act of using a paddle.
  2. An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.
  3. collective A group of ducks (mallards, etc.) on the water. Having detected, by sound, a fine paddling of ducks feeding in a small bay, the shore of which was skirted by a thick copse, to the shade of the latter I proceeded in my punt.

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"paddling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paddling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{paddling_2026,
  title = {paddling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paddling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}