paddles (Meaning)
paddles
a short bat with a broad flat blade used to hit the ball in various games (as table tennis), to use the hands or fingers in toying or caressing, to move or drive forward with or as if with a paddle, to beat with or as if with a paddle, to transport in a paddled craft, to propel by a paddle, a small usually numbered sign that is raised by a bidder at an auction to signal a bid, to stir or mix with a paddle, a flat electrode that is the part of a defibrillator placed on the chest of a patient and through which a shock of electricity is discharged, one of the broad boards at the outer rim of a paddle wheel or waterwheel, toddle, one used to hit a ball in any of various games (such as table tennis), to punish by or as if by beating with a paddle, an instrument used for stirring, mixing, or hitting, to go on or through water by or as if by means of a paddle or paddle wheel, a usually wooden implement that has a long handle and a broad flattened blade and that is used to propel and steer a small craft (such as a canoe), to move the hands or feet about in shallow water, an instrument with a flat blade to move and steer a small boat (as a canoe), any of the broad blades attached to a shaft (as in an ice cream machine) and used for stirring, an implement often with a short handle and a broad flat blade that is used for stirring, mixing, or hitting, any of the broad boards at the circumference of a paddle wheel or waterwheel, a computer input device with a dial used to control linear movement of a cursor on a computer display, to beat or stir with or as if with a paddle (as in washing or dyeing)
Synonyms & Antonyms of paddles
paddles Sentence Examples
- The canoeists deftly wielded their paddles to navigate the swift-flowing river.
- The kayakers used double-bladed paddles to propel themselves through the calm waters.
- The ping-pong players gripped their paddles tightly as they chased the ball across the table.
- The paddle steamer slowly traversed the lazy Mississippi River.
- The child splashed excitedly with his plastic paddle in the shallow pool.
- The beachgoers searched for seashells using metal detectors with long paddles.
- The lifeguard scanned the beach with a pair of binoculars mounted on a paddle.
- The windsurfer skimmed across the waves with a paddle attached to his board.
- The paddles of the marching band rhythmically beat against their drums.
- The fisherman used his paddle to push his rowboat away from the dock.
FAQs About the word paddles
a short bat with a broad flat blade used to hit the ball in various games (as table tennis), to use the hands or fingers in toying or caressing, to move or driv
canoes,rows, oars, kayaks, pulls,sculls, poles,punts, feathers
No antonyms found.
The canoeists deftly wielded their paddles to navigate the swift-flowing river.
The kayakers used double-bladed paddles to propel themselves through the calm waters.
The ping-pong players gripped their paddles tightly as they chased the ball across the table.
The paddle steamer slowly traversed the lazy Mississippi River.
