Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dog-paddling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
dog--pad-dling
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dog-paddle

Questions

What does dog-paddling mean?
present participle and gerund of dog-paddle

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