dog-paddle

noun

A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming.

Meanings

noundog-paddle (plural dog-paddles)

plural dog-paddles · alternative dog paddle

  1. A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming.
verbdog-paddle (third-person singular simple present dog-paddles, present participle dog-paddling, simple past and past participle dog-paddled)

present singular third person dog-paddles · participle present dog-paddling · participle past dog-paddled · past dog-paddled · alternative dog paddle

  1. To swim using the dog paddle stroke.

Translations

Bulgarian плувам кучешката
  • плувам кучешката (pluvam kučeškata)to swim dog paddle
Finnish uida koiraa
  • uida koiraato swim dog paddle
Polish pływać pieskiem
  • pływać pieskiemto swim dog paddle
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APA

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Chicago

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