sculled

verb

past tense of scull
as in rowed
to move a boat by means of oars a couple sculled past in a racing shell

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  1. rowed
  2. paddled
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  • The ship is regularly sailed and rowed, and on select outings visitors can even take an oar themselves—making Tønsberg one of the few places where World Cup fans can find out just how much harder the real thing is than the stadium version.
    — Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In 1852, in America’s first intercollegiate sporting event, Harvard rowed past Yale to win the first Harvard-Yale Regatta.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of rowed
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  • Kevin Burns and his friend, who Barbera did not identify, had paddled about half a mile offshore to a reef, secured their boards and got into the water to snorkel, Burns’ friend told deputies.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The summer after the country celebrated its 200th birthday, David Hearn paddled a canoe nicknamed the Queen Mary around the Reflecting Pool as part of an event intended to draw attention to a sport that would later lead him to Olympic glory.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of paddled
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