paddling
present participle ofpaddle
| 单词 | paddling |
| 释义 | paddling present participle ofpaddle paddle verb uk/ˈpæd.əl/us/ˈpæd.əl/paddleverb(WITH POLE)[IorT] topushapolewith awideend through thewaterinorderto make aboatmove [T]US tohitachildon thebottomwith ashort,widepieceofwoodas apunishment Sailing, yachting & canoeing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Punishing by causing pain Hitting and beating paddleverb(WALK)[I]UK(USwade) towalkwith noshoesorsockson throughwaterthat is not verydeep, often at theedgeof abeach, etc.: Werolledupourtrousersand paddled along theseashore. Movement on or through water
paddleverb(SWIM)[I] toswimbymovingyourfeetandhandsup and down Swimming
Idiompaddleyourown canoe Examplesofpaddlingpaddling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Mice were exposed individually by thepaddlingtechnique to a fixed number of male and female cercariae of both species in three experiments. From theCambridge English Corpus Mice were exposed individually by thepaddlingtechnique to a fixed number of male and female cercariae of both species in a series of 5 experiments. From theCambridge English Corpus Somebody once said something about ducks appearing fairly inactive above the surface but perhapspaddlingfuriously underneath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All he did when he got in was to provide a fewpaddlingpools for kiddies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also been providingpaddlingponds in other parks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The reality is that, like ducks on a pond or stream, the staff arepaddlingfuriously to keep the show on the road. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can of course close our eyes to what is happening around us and go onpaddlingour own canoe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We arepaddlingin the shallows to reach the development boat, and that boat has yet to be pushed out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are practically one-man businesses and certainly three out of the four arepaddlingtheir own canoes and are only just afloat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose that a 10-ft boat or even apaddlingboat for the lake at the local park had been under construction at that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This figure does not include the area, 3 acres, of boating andpaddlingponds constructed during the year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead ofpaddlingabout in backwaters, it is time to swim purposefully into the tide. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anything else may be determined to bepaddlingaround the edge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have got no fewer than threepaddlingponds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I certainly saw the swan parading beautifully before us and could not pick out anypaddlingunderneath. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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