doggy paddle

noun

A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming. The swimmer lies on their chest and moves their hands and legs alternately.

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Meanings

noundoggy paddle (plural doggy paddles)

plural doggy paddles · alternative doggie paddle · alternative doggie-paddle · alternative doggy-paddle

  1. A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming. The swimmer lies on their chest and moves their hands and legs alternately.
  2. The swimming method used by dogs and other four-legged mammals, with head above water and front legs vigorously paddling.
verbdoggy paddle (third-person singular simple present doggy paddles, present participle doggy paddling, simple past and past participle doggy paddled)

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

  1. To swim in this style.

    Number one immediately leapt into the water and doggy-paddled [...] across to the other side[.]

    2000, Bill Oddie, Gripping Yarns, page 127

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with doggy paddle

saddlepaddlestraddlewaddletwaddleskedaddleaddleastraddleoffsaddleraddlespraddlestaddleunswaddle
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Chicago

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