0 present participle of paddle
1 to push a pole with a wide end through the water in order to make a boat move
2 to walk with no shoes or socks on through water that is not very deep, often at the edge of a beach, etc.:
3 to swim by moving your feet and hands up and down
Mice were exposed individually by the paddling technique to a fixed number of male and female cercariae of both species in three experiments.
Mice were exposed individually by the paddling technique to a fixed number of male and female cercariae of both species in a series of 5 experiments.
Somebody once said something about ducks appearing fairly inactive above the surface but perhaps paddling furiously underneath.
All he did when he got in was to provide a few paddling pools for kiddies.
We have also been providing paddling ponds in other parks.
The reality is that, like ducks on a pond or stream, the staff are paddling furiously to keep the show on the road.
We can of course close our eyes to what is happening around us and go on paddling our own canoe.
We are paddling in the shallows to reach the development boat, and that boat has yet to be pushed out.
