n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pud · dled ; pud · dling \ ' p ə d-li ŋ , ' p ə -d ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb : to dabble or wade around in a puddle
transitive verb
1 : to make muddy or turbid : MUDDLE
2 a : to work (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious mass b : to subject (iron) to the process of puddling
3 a : to strew with puddles b : to compact (soil) especially by working when too wet c : to dip the roots of (a plant) in a thin mud before transplanting
– pud · dler \ ' p ə d-l ə r, ' p ə -d ə l- ə r \ noun