paddled

Moved through water

Paddled is the past tense of paddle.

To paddle is to propel a boat using a broad-bladed implement: We paddled the canoe across the lake.

Paddle also means to wade or splash in shallow water: The children paddled at the water's edge.

In another sense, to paddle is to spank with a flat implement: The principal paddled students for misbehavior.

boating

canoe

Slender paddled vessel

kayakEnclosed single-person watercraft
oarLever for watercraft
rowingPulling oars to move

stroke · rafting · sculling · drifted · glided · upstream · downstream · river · lake · pond

spanked

smacked

Hit sharply

swattedHit with sharp blow
disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
corporalOf the flesh

punishment · bottom · behind · backside · chastised · reprimanded · scolded · corrected · wooden spoon · hairbrush

wading

splashed

Struck liquid loudly

wadedWalked through water
shallowWithout much depth
poolCollective fund or basin

feet · ankles · water · played · toddler · beach · shoreline · bathing · dipped · cooling

Opposites

propulsion method

paddledmotored

Traveled by vehicle

motorboated · drifted · sailed · powered · jet-propelled

discipline/punishment

paddledpraised

Expressed approval of

rewarded · encouraged · commended · comforted · hugged

Phrases

dog paddleHead-up swimming stroke
doggy paddleSimple swimming stroke
doggie paddleElementary swimming technique
dog paddlingBasic swimming stroke
paddle boatPedal-driven recreational vessel
doggy paddlingBasic swimming stroke

Family

paddle, paddling, paddles, paddlings

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G