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dog-paddle

dog-paddle noun: a swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming.

Noun

dog-paddle (plural dog-paddles)

  1. A swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming.

Verb

dog-paddle (third-person singular simple present dog-paddles, present participle dog-paddling, simple past and past participle dog-paddled)

  1. To swim using the dog paddle stroke.

Forms of dog-paddle

Noun
pluraldog-paddles
alternative formdog paddle
Verb
third-person singular presentdog-paddles
present participledog-paddling
past participledog-paddled
pastdog-paddled

Questions about dog-paddle

What does dog-paddle mean?
Dog-paddle means a swimming stroke in the style of a dog swimming.
What part of speech is dog-paddle?
Dog-paddle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of dog-paddle?
The plural of dog-paddle is dog-paddles.

Words near dog-paddle in the dictionary

  1. dog-naps
  2. dog-nose
  3. dog-nosed
  4. dog-noses
  5. dog-nosing
  6. dog-paddle
  7. dog-paddled
  8. dog-paddles
  9. dog-paddling
  10. dog-pile
  11. dog-piles

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