paddle

/pˈædəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. propel with a paddle
   “paddle your own canoe”
2. play in or as if in water, as of small children
3. swim like a dog in shallow water
4. walk unsteadily
   “small children toddle”
5. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
6. stir with a paddle

noun

1. small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
2. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
3. an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
4. a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

Synonyms for paddle

• dabble
• splash around
• toddle
• coggle
• totter
• dodder
• waddle
• spank
• larrup
• boat paddle

Words that rhyme with paddle

• saddle
• straddle
• addle
• astraddle
• caddell
• chadel
• clapsaddle
• fadel
• gradel
• kadel
• madel
• madl
• radel
• schadel
• shadel
• stadel