Paddling — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun

Meaning & Definition of Paddling

Paddling (verb)

  1. to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel
  2. to propel by a paddle
  3. to transport in a paddled craft
  4. to move the hands or feet about in shallow water
  5. toddle
  6. to use the hands or fingers in toying or caressing

Paddling (noun)

  1. a shallow pool for children to play in
  2. an elementary swimming stroke in which the arms paddle in the water and the legs maintain a kicking motion

Paddling (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in whipping, pounding

    similar: assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning, buffeting, clubbing, cudgeling, drubbing, flogging, hammering, lacing, licking, mauling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, smashing, socking, thrashing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whaling, whipping, damage, detriment, harm, hurt, impairment, injury, frenzy, fury, onslaught, outbreak, outrage, paroxysm, rage, rampage, revolt, riot, rupture, shock, storm, terror, threat, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, barbarity, brutality, savagery, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, hectoring, strong-arming, force, foul play, violence, crippling, maiming, mayhem, mutilation
    opposite: pacificism, pacifism, nonviolence

Paddling (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to move a boat by means of oars

    "I like to paddle on the river for exercise and relaxation"

    similar: oaring, rowing, sculling
    related: canoeing, kayaking, poling, punting, feathering, pulling

  2. to strike repeatedly

    "back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students"

    similar: bashing, basting, battering, batting, beating, belaboring, belting, birching, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging up, clubbing, currying, doing, drubbing, fibbing (British), flogging, hammering, hiding, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, licking, mauling, messing (up), pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, punching out, roughing (up), slating, slogging, switching, tanning, thrashing, threshing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whaling, whipping, whopping, whupping, working over, beating up on
    related: assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cudgeling, cuffing, descending (on or upon), hitting, jumping (on), knocking, lamming, laying on, pasting, pouncing (on or upon), punching, raiding, rushing, slamming, slapping, smacking, smashing, socking, spanking, storming, swatting, swiping, thwacking, whacking, whamming, whomping, blackjacking, caning, cowhiding, flagellating, fustigating, horsewhipping, leathering, pistol-whipping, rawhiding, scourging, strapping, goring, lacerating, wounding, maiming, mangling, mutilating

Related Entry: Paddle (verb)

Paddle is a different word from Paddling. The synonyms below are for paddle, not for paddling.

  1. to move a boat by means of oars

    "I like to paddle on the river for exercise and relaxation"

    similar: oar, row, scull
    related: canoe, kayak, pole, punt, feather, pull

  2. to strike repeatedly

    "back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students"

    similar: bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib (British), flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop, whup, work over, beat up on
    related: assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp, blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap, gore, lacerate, wound, maim, mangle, mutilate

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Paddling

The most common words with a similar meaning to Paddling:

British: fibbing
assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning, buffeting, clubbing, cudgeling, drubbing, flogging, hammering, lacing, licking, mauling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, smashing, socking, thrashing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whaling, whipping, damage, detriment, harm, hurt, impairment, injury, frenzy, fury, onslaught, outbreak

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Paddling

Words with the opposite meaning of Paddling:

pacificism, pacifism, nonviolence

Related Words for Paddling

canoeing, kayaking, poling, punting, feathering, pulling, assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cuffing, descending (on or upon), hitting, jumping (on), knocking, lamming, laying on, pasting, pouncing (on or upon), punching, raiding, rushing, slamming, slapping

Word Forms of Paddling

Inflections: paddled

Derived words: dog-paddle (intransitive verb)

Origin & Etymology of Paddling

origin unknown

First known use: 1637i

Words & Phrases Containing Paddling

paddling pool

Frequently Asked Questions about Paddling

What does "Paddling" mean?

"Paddling" means to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Paddling"?

Other words for "Paddling" include assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating and belting. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Paddling" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Paddling"?

There are 151 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Paddling". Common alternatives include assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery, batting, beating, belting, bludgeoning and buffeting.

What is the opposite of "Paddling"?

Antonyms of "Paddling" include pacificism, pacifism and nonviolence.

How do you use "Paddling" in a sentence?

Examples of "Paddling" in a sentence: "I like to paddle on the river for exercise and relaxation"; "back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students".

Is "Paddling" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Paddling" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

What is the origin of the word "Paddling"?

"Paddling" comes from origin unknown. First known use: 1637i.

What is another word for "Paddling" meaning "as in whipping, pounding"?

When "Paddling" (noun) means as in whipping, pounding, synonyms include assault, attack, bashing, battering, battery and batting. Opposites in this sense include pacificism, pacifism and nonviolence.