0 past simple and past 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
He paddled himself around with his hands, singing and laughing.
He has just paddled along and done next to nothing ever since he has been in possession of the premises.
He paddled in the shallows very nicely, but that was about all.
In the past, the sea has been something to be paddled in or gazed at, but it could be a great economic resource.
Some states had paddled in those waters, but had come to a different conclusion.
Another thing that we have in common is that we have paddled through some very rough water.
In an emergency, it could be taken to the nearest point of the coast and paddled out to the casualty.
One of the hunters quietly paddled the punt until he was among his victims and then the other one blasted off with this diabolical instrument of death and destruction.
