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paddling
paddling
English
Verb
paddling
- present participle of paddle (all senses)
Noun
paddling (plural paddlings)
- The act of using a paddle.
- An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.
- Mike rubbed his sore butt and vowed to never misbehave again, after getting a painful paddling from the football coach.
- A collective noun for ducks when they are on water.
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns