different between paddling vs waddling

paddling

English

Etymology 1

From paddle +? -ing.

Verb

paddling

  1. present participle of paddle

Etymology 2

From Middle English padelynge, equivalent to paddle +? -ing.

Noun

paddling (plural paddlings)

  1. The act of using a paddle.
  2. An act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle.
  3. A collective noun for ducks when they are on water.
Translations
See also
  • Appendix:English collective nouns

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waddling

English

Verb

waddling

  1. present participle of waddle

Noun

waddling (plural waddlings)

  1. The act of one who waddles.
    • 1896, George Birbeck Norman Hill, Talks about Autographs (page 81)
      the dastardly man who insolently compared the flights of a swan to the waddlings of the domestic duck

Anagrams

  • dawdling

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