Thesaurus results for PADDLED

paddled

verb

Definition of paddled next

past tense of paddle

as in rowed

to move a boat by means of oars I like to paddle on the river for exercise and relaxation

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as in licked

to strike repeatedly back in those times it was acceptable for teachers to paddle misbehaving students

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Recent Examples of paddled Some shaggy buffalo drowsed in a patch of shade, and a hose fed water into a large puddle where a white goose paddled in tight circles. —

Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Authorities said Brian Hooker then paddled to shore and alerted someone about her disappearance early Sunday. —

R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 The current carried her away, according to Brian, who paddled back to a marina at Marsh Harbor. —

Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Authorities said the woman’s husband paddled to shore and alerted someone about the incident early Sunday. —

ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026 Some surfers paddled out that day, but the surf lineup had substantially fewer people than usual. —

Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 The participants heard remarks from co-organizers Patti O’Cronin and Kristen French, ate fruit provided by Just Peachy in Encinitas — whose owners once were detained and released by ICE — and paddled into the water as a group. —

Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Benjamin was a resident of Post Falls, Idaho, who DeKalb said was an experienced boater who had paddled many rivers in Idaho and run the Grand Canyon before. —

Owen Clarke, Outside, 23 Feb. 2026 Young kids paddled near the shallow edges and bigger kids jumped off the cliffs above the swimming hole, causing the adults to gasp and scold. —

Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026

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Guardiola also rowed back on several of his initial plans, which included attack-minded left-back Aleksandar Kolarov as a centre-back, asking City’s existing full-backs to tuck into central midfield, and leaving out Yaya Toure completely.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 May 2026
Political 'psychodrama' Deutsche Bank analysts noted how Burnham partially rowed back some of last year's comments on the bond markets, highlighting his comment in February that they should not be ignored.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 15 May 2026