verb🔗SharePagayerTo propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc."The children were paddling in the shallow end of the pool. "Les enfants pagaient dans le petit bain de la piscine.nauticalsailingsportactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRamerTo row a boat with less than one's full capacity."Instead of racing, we were just paddling lazily down the river, enjoying the scenery. "Au lieu de faire la course, nous ramions paresseusement sur la rivière, en profitant du paysage.sportnauticalsailingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFesser avec une paletteTo spank with a paddle."The principal warned the student that misbehavior would result in paddling. "Le directeur a averti l'élève que toute mauvaise conduite entraînerait des fessées à la palette.actionlawfamilyhumanmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCaresse, flatterTo pat or stroke amorously or gently."He was paddling her cheek gently with his fingertips as he told her a bedtime story. "Il caressait doucement sa joue du bout des doigts pendant qu'il lui racontait une histoire pour s'endormir.actionbodyhumansexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePiétiner, foulerTo tread upon; to trample."The children were paddling in the shallow stream, splashing water everywhere. "Les enfants pataugeaient dans le ruisseau peu profond, éclaboussant de l'eau partout.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarboter, pataugerTo walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside."During their beach vacation, the children spent hours paddling in the warm, shallow water. "Pendant leurs vacances à la plage, les enfants ont passé des heures à patauger dans l'eau chaude et peu profonde.natureactionenvironmentsportweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMarcher à petits pas, pataugerTo toddle."The baby was just learning to walk, paddling unsteadily across the living room floor. "Le bébé apprenait tout juste à marcher, pataugeant maladroitement sur le sol du salon.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTripoter, tâterTo toy or caress using hands or fingers."The mother was softly paddling her baby's cheek to soothe him. "La mère tripotait doucement la joue de son bébé pour le calmer.actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePagayageThe act of using a paddle."The peaceful paddling on the lake was a relaxing way to spend the afternoon. "Le pagayage paisible sur le lac était une façon relaxante de passer l'après-midi.actionsportnauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFessée, correction corporelleAn act of corporal punishment consisting of spanking the buttocks with a paddle."The teacher's paddling was a common punishment for misbehaving students. "La fessée du professeur était une punition courante pour les élèves indisciplinés.actioneducationsocietylawfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn groupe de canards sur l'eauA collective noun for ducks when they are on water."From the bridge, we watched a paddling of ducks swimming across the pond. "Depuis le pont, nous avons regardé un groupe de canards nager à travers l'étang.animalnaturegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
