n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pad · dled ; pad · dling \ ' pad-li ŋ , ' pa-d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 1677
intransitive verb : to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel
transitive verb
1 a : to propel by a paddle b : to transport in a paddled craft < paddled us to shore in his canoe>
2 a : to beat or stir with or as if with a paddle (as in washing or dyeing) b : to punish by or as if by beating with a paddle
– pad · dler \ ' pad-l ə r, ' pa-d ə l- ə r \ noun