Definition of puddle
1 : a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water
2a : an earthy mixture (as of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a compact mass that becomes impervious to water when dryb : a thin mixture of soil and water for puddling plants
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Examples of puddle in a Sentence
She accidentally stepped in a puddle and got her shoes wet.
After the storm, the road was covered in deep puddles.
Origin and Etymology of puddle
Middle English podel; akin to Low German pudel puddle, Old English pudd ditch
puddle
Definition of puddle
puddled
;puddling
play \ˈpəd-liŋ, ˈpə-dəl-iŋ\intransitive verb
: to dabble or wade around in a puddle
transitive verb
1 : to make muddy or turbid : muddle
2a : to work (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious massb : to subject (iron) to the process of puddling
3a : to strew with puddlesb : to compact (soil) especially by working when too wetc : to dip the roots of (a plant) in a thin mud before transplanting
First Known Use of puddle
15th century
PUDDLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of puddle for English Language Learners
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: a small amount of water, mud, etc., on the ground
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