'Paddling' definitions:

Definition of 'Paddling'

From: GCIDE
  • Paddle \Pad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paddled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paddling]
  • 1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster]
  • To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To spank with a paddle or as if with a paddle; -- usually as a disciplinary punishment of children. [PJC]
  • 5. To mix (a viscous liquid) by stirring or beating with a paddle. [PJC]