Antonyms for paddle

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : pad-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæd l

discourage

Definition of paddle

Origin : c.1400, padell "small spade," from Medieval Latin padela, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Latin patella "small pan, little dish, plate," diminutive of patina (see pan (n.)).
Meaning "short oar with a wide blade" is from 1620s. As an instrument used for beating clothes (and slaves, and schoolboys), it is recorded from 1828, American English. Paddle-ball attested from 1935.

noun item used for propelling object
verb propel with arms or tool

Example sentences :

It was laid by the Monarch, a paddle steamer which had been fitted for the work.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

Neither of them spoke, and the only sound was the swishing of the paddle.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Then, setting the canoe into the water, he began to paddle back.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

"One of us might paddle the canoe to the foot of the cliff," went on Frank.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Then, without a word, they resumed their steady, easy swing of the paddle.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

As it was one wrong turn of the paddle by the younger half-breed did the mischief.
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

With the sea over one bow you must paddle on the leeward side.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

I tied my handkerchief to the paddle and waved it, and they picked me up.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

I used the paddle as a rudder, and to push floating timber away.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

Narcisse smiled the smile of the proficient as he waved his paddle across the canoe.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Synonyms for paddle

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