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Paddling

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of using a paddle.
  2. 2
    An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.
  3. 3
    A collective noun for ducks when they are on water.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of paddle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From paddle + -ing.

Etymology 2

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

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