Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paddling

/pˈædəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: pad-dling
IPA: /pˈædəlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of paddle

noun

The act of using a paddle.

noun

An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.

noun

A group of ducks (mallards, etc.) on the water.

Example Sentences

"Having detected, by sound, a fine paddling of ducks feeding in a small bay, the shore of which was skirted by a thick copse, to the shade of the latter I proceeded in my punt."
"—some of the words were caught and torn away on a gust of wind which stirred the osier beds and ruffled among paddlings of ducks"
"His gaze shifted from the paddlings of ducks and rested upon a gentle slope opposite the pond."
"It is by no means unusual in the early part of winter to find paddlings of mallards unaccompanied by ducks."
"Behind her trailed twelve more English ships of the line like a paddling of ducklings."

Etymology

From paddle + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: padelynge
Suffix: paddle

Inflected Forms

paddlings (plural)

Rhymes With

saddling

Questions

How do you pronounce paddling?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈædəlɪŋ/.
What does paddling mean?: present participle and gerund of paddle
Where does paddling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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