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dog-paddling

dog-paddling is the present participle and gerund of dog-paddle.

Meaning of dog-paddle

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.

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Questions about dog-paddling

What is dog-paddling the present participle and gerund of?
Dog-paddling is the present participle and gerund of dog-paddle.

Words near dog-paddling in the dictionary

  1. dog-noses
  2. dog-nosing
  3. dog-paddle
  4. dog-paddled
  5. dog-paddles
  6. dog-paddling
  7. dog-pile
  8. dog-piles
  9. dog-proof
  10. dog-sat
  11. dog-shot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dog-paddling (page history and authors); dog-paddle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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