Synonyms of paddling

paddling 1 of 2

noun

as in whipping

Related Words

• whipping
• thrashing
• flogging
• beating
• pummeling
• pounding
• assault
• hammering
• bashing
• buffeting
• attack
• battering
• smashing
• thumping
• licking
• whaling
• mauling
• clubbing
• pelting
• battery
• belting
• injury
• harm
• drubbing
• lacing
• impairment
• tromping
• turbulence
• batting
• cudgeling
• hurt
• threat
• terror
• bludgeoning
• detriment
• shock
• upheaval
• riot
• socking
• damage
• walloping
• onslaught
• frenzy
• rampage
• pommeling
• revolt
• fury
• outrage
• tumult
• rupture
• savagery
• rage
• outbreak
• bullying
• paroxysm
• barbarity
• brutality
• storm
• uproar
• bulldozing
• browbeating
• violence
• foul play
• maiming
• crippling
• hectoring
• mutilation
• strong-arming
• mayhem
• force

Dissimilar Words

• pacifism
• nonviolence
• pacificism

paddling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of paddle

1

as in kayaking

to move a boat by means of oars

I like to paddle on the river for exercise and relaxation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kayaking
• rowing
• canoeing
• sculling
• oaring
• pulling
• poling
• punting
• feathering

2

as in licking

to strike repeatedly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• licking
• lashing
• pounding
• whipping
• hiding
• beating
• battering
• spanking
• doing
• slapping
• hitting
• pelting
• attacking
• punching
• knocking
• thumping
• assaulting
• slamming
• smashing
• pummeling
• batting
• raiding
• chopping
• thrashing
• mauling
• tanning
• bashing
• flogging
• buffeting
• smacking
• slogging
• hammering
• lathering
• clubbing
• switching
• boxing
• punching out
• whaling
• working over
• whacking
• bludgeoning
• storming
• currying
• tromping
• basting
• lacing
• fibbing
• slating
• belting
• drubbing
• threshing
• birching
• lambasting
• walloping
• swiping
• whupping
• pommeling
• roughing (up)
• whopping
• belaboring
• rushing
• swatting
• messing (up)
• cracking
• wounding
• strapping
• thwacking
• bunging up
• beating up on
• caning
• cuffing
• cudgeling
• descending (on or upon)
• socking
• jumping (on)
• clobbering
• flagellating
• assailing
• pasting
• laying on
• busting
• pouncing (on or upon)
• clouting
• scourging
• whamming
• leathering
• lamming
• besetting
• whomping
• lacerating
• blackjacking
• pistol-whipping
• mutilating
• maiming
• rawhiding
• mangling
• horsewhipping
• cowhiding
• goring
• fustigating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paddling

Noun

Hiking, paddling and evenings beside a fire make Rangeley an especially convincing early-autumn escape, even when much of Maine’s coast still feels like late summer. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

The rugged islands, reachable by boat or seaplane, offer opportunities for backpacking, hiking, boating, paddling and diving. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The splash of the osprey, the smacking of the eating beaver and the gentle paddling of the swimming beaver beat anything on offer at the Meyerhoff. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Instructors will teach participants about proper paddling technique, balance and coordination, and water safety. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Certified paddling instructors will teach participants a variety of ways to conduct self-rescues and cooperative rescues. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

For outdoor enthusiasts, late spring through fall brings ideal conditions for hiking, cycling, and paddling. — Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

The spot is a popular paddling area each spring as the spider lilies bloom in May and early June. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Verb

The guy went right to shore, the wife drowned while paddling around looking for him. — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

The annual pumpkin regatta will take place Sunday, with contestants carving giant pumpkins into boats and paddling them across the park’s small lake. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Cime Aventure leads paddling excursions on the Bonaventure River, one of the clearest in the world, and a highlight on the Gaspésie Tour. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026

In coastal sections of New York and New Jersey, the storm triggered such intense flooding that residents were seen paddling through their neighborhoods on kayaks and canoes, past parked cars that had become partially or nearly submerged in water. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Other visitors to the preserve included bay turtles, blue herons and a snowy white egret, with kayakers paddling behind them in the bay. — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

From paddling downtown to ziplining over Lake Travis, here's where to go, all within an hour of DKR. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

The father of three and grandfather says the most memorable adventure was paddling the full length of the Mississippi River from Source to Sea at 80 years old in 80 days, in support of Juvenile Diabetes. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

The Ecology Center Picture a teenage surfer paddling out through a slick of plastic and debris on a Southern California beach, trash bag in one hand. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026