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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.
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Three stages, 16 bands including Puddle of Mudd, Blistered Earth, Sin Circus, others; and motorcycle park and show.
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As The Hollywood Reporter noted this year, traditional TV executives are petrified that Netflix and its ilk will continue to pour money into original shows and films and continue to lap up the small puddle of creative talent in the industry.
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By the second half, the field was a soggy mess with players appearing to sink in ankle-deep puddles that slowed the ball to a stop on many a pass attempt.
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Connecting the dots quickly, Borch, then on her knees, dragged the still biting raccoon, which was now scratching frantically at her hand and arms, into the puddle.
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Players won’t be able to tell between the new day-night cycle of races or the weather effects that show puddles collecting on the track.
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That was the day Mr. Melendez lay in a puddle of blood on the floor of Pulse, the gay nightclub here, while Omar Mateen, motivated by the Islamic State, randomly riddled clubgoers with bullets from an assault rifle and a pistol.
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A pair of brown thrashers half flying, half running after each other in the shrubbery around the clubhouse. 2: A pair of barn swallows gathering mud from a large puddle by the cart path.
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The Tech package is highlighted by a navigation system with real-time traffic updates, ELS audio system, blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alerts and LED puddle lights.
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Origin and Etymology of puddle
Middle English podel; akin to Low German pudel puddle, Old English pudd ditch
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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
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Guests, puddling on the floor, were arrayed around a little park planted with firs and bordered by an iron bench.
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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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