1
: a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water
2
a
: an earthy mixture (as of clay, sand, and gravel) worked while wet into a compact mass that becomes impervious to water when dry
b
: a thin mixture of soil and water for puddling plants
puddled; puddling
ˈpəd-liŋ 
ˈpə-dᵊl-iŋ
: to dabble or wade around in a puddle
1
: to make muddy or turbid : muddle
2
a
: to work (a wet mixture of earth or concrete) into a dense impervious mass
b
: to subject (iron) to the process of puddling
3
a
: to strew with puddles
b
: to compact (soil) especially by working when too wet
c
: to dip the roots of (a plant) in a thin mud before transplanting
Examples of puddle in a Sentence
Noun
She accidentally stepped in a puddle and got her shoes wet.
After the storm, the road was covered in deep puddles.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
When the team replaced the live yeast with dead ones or glass beads, the same halo effect was produced, indicating that the puddles were driving it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
In a now-private social media post, Owens described waking to water puddling on the cabin floor and alerting staff as the Guadalupe River surged.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Noun
The sedan then hits the puddle and spins out before the collision, the video shows.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
When the team replaced the live yeast with dead ones or glass beads, the same halo effect was produced, indicating that the puddles were driving it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
Verb
Footage released on Friday from a state cruiser and a tow truck showed that rainy conditions created puddling on I-91.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
In a now-private social media post, Owens described waking to water puddling on the cabin floor and alerting staff as the Guadalupe River surged.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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“Puddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puddle. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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