paddling

5 definitions • 1 example

present participle of

to push a pole with a wide end through the water in order to make a boat move

to hit a child on the bottom with a short, wide piece of wood as a punishment

to walk with no shoes or socks on through water that is not very deep, often at the edge of a beach, etc.:

We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

to swim by moving your feet and hands up and down