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Definition: PADDLING |
PADDLINGPersonal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Paddle |
Date "PADDLING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1601. (references) |
Crosswords: PADDLING |
| English words defined with "PADDLING": canoeist ♦ paddler. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "PADDLING" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (paddling). |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Paddling."
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Bridget works in a publishing house and she used to play around naked in my paddling pool. (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) Don't worry Wilson, I'll do all the paddling. You just hang on! (Cast Away; writing credit: William Broyles Jr.) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Paddling Co-Eds (1928) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
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| "PADDLING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 84.33% of the time. "PADDLING" is used about 134 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 84.33% | 113 | 30,464 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 8.21% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Noun (singular) | 7.46% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 134 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "PADDLING": paddling pool. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "PADDLING": paddling-pool. | |
Ending with "PADDLING": doggy-paddling. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
paddling | 344 |
paddling gear | 250 |
paddling pool | 51 |
paddling spanking | 21 |
canoe paddling | 21 |
paddling school | 19 |
kayak paddling | 13 |
paddling net | 10 |
paddling pool uk | 10 |
paddling sorority | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PADDLING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | "浆' (Paddled). (various references) | |
Danish | behandling af det flydende glas med spatel eller spade. (various references) | |
Dutch | voorvorming, voorvormen. (various references) | |
Finnish | kauliminen. (various references) | |
French | pelotage. (various references) | |
German | paddelnd. (various references) | |
Greek | προσχηματοδότηση μάζας οπτικού γυαλιού. (various references) | |
Hebrew | שכשוך (dabbling, splash, splutter, squelch, wading). (various references) | |
Hungarian | lubickolómedence (paddling pool). (various references) | |
Italian | stampaggio greggio. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | パチンコ台 (glassed-over arcade, pachinkomachine, pack, package, package media, package program, package tour, packaging, Packard, packing, pad, paddle, paddock, Panama, Panamax, Panasert hole, panavision, pap, passage, passenger, passing, passion, passionate, passive, passive smoking, passive solar house, passive sonar, pat, patch, patch test, patchwork, pate, patent, pathos, patio, patriotism, patrol, patrol car, patron, patting, priest, puck, putt, putting, putting green, putty, rotating warning light similar to the one on a "patokaa."). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | パドリング . (various references) | |
Korean | 노 ". (various references) | |
Manx | ploddan (paddling pool). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | addlingpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | preparação (benefication, beneficiation, brewing, confection, dressing, invade, lead up, prep, preparation, priming, processing, provision, setup, treatment). (various references) | |
Russian | грести гребной. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | bazen za decu (paddling pool). (various references) | |
Spanish | estanque para niños (paddling pool). (various references) | |
Swedish | paddling. (various references) | |
Turkish | ayaklarını suda oynatma. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "PADDLING": paddlings. (additional references) | |
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"PADDLING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: paddint, peddlin, Pedxing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "PADDLING" (pronounced pa"duling or pa"dling) |
| 6 | -a" d u l i ng | saddling. |
| 5 | -d u l i ng | backpedaling, bundling, coddling, cradling, dwindling, fondling, huddling, hurdling, idling, meddling, middling, modeling, muddling, pedaling, peddling, piddling, remodeling, yodeling. |
| 4 | -u l i ng | ambling, assembling, babbling, baffling, barreling, battling, belittling, bicycling, boggling, bottling, bristling, bubbling, bugling, bumbling, bungling, bustling, cackling, canceling, cancelling, channeling, chortling, circling, commingling, counseling, crippling, crumbling, cycling, dabbling, dangling, dazzling, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, doubling, dribbling, drizzling, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, entitling, equaling, fizzling, fumbling, funneling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, groveling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hassling, hobbling, humbling, hustling, imperiling, initialing, intermingling, jiggling, jostling, juggling, labeling, leveling, mangling, marshaling, mingling, mislabeling, mottling, mumbling, muscling, nibbling, paneling, parceling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quibbling, raveling, recycling, redoubling, refueling, resembling, reshuffling, reveling, rippling, rivaling, ruffling, rumbling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, settling, shriveling, shuttling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, spiraling, spiralling, squabbling, stapling, stenciling, strangling, struggling, stumbling, swiveling, tabling, throttling, tingling, tinkling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, traveling, travelling, trembling, tripling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, unraveling, unsettling, waggling, warbling, wiggling, wobbling, wrangling, wrinkling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, beguiling, Belling, billing, blackmailing, boiling, Bolling, bowling, brawling, broiling, buckling, burgling, burling, cajoling, calling, Carling, ceiling, chilling, chronicling, chuckling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, crawling, cuddling, culling, curling, curtailing, darling, dawdling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, drilling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, earthling, emailing, enrolling, entailing, entangling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, fiddling, filing, filling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, foundling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, galling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groundling, growling, hailing, handling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, holing, howling, hurling, hurtling, inhaling, inkling, installing, instilling, jailing, Keeling, killing, kindling, kneeling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, Marling, Melling, milling, mishandling, misspelling, mothballing, mulling, nailing, needling, nestling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, panhandling, paralleling, parboiling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, peeling, pickling, piling, Pilling, Pindling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, quelling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, reeling, regaling, rekindling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruling, rustling, sailing, sampling, Sandling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, sealing, seedling, Seeling, selling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shuffling, sibling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squealing, stalling, starling, startling, stealing, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, straddling, strickling, stripling, strolling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swindling, swirling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, Tilling, toddling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, trailing, trampling, trickling, trifling, trilling, trolling, twiddling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, unbundling, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, wailing, walling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiling, willing, wrestling, yearling, yelling. |
| 5 | -a" d l i ng | Sandling, straddling. |
| 4 | -d l i ng | cuddling, dawdling, fiddling, foundling, groundling, handling, kindling, mishandling, needling, panhandling, Pindling, rekindling, seedling, swindling, toddling, twiddling, unbundling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paneling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-g-i-l-n-p" | |
-1 letter: addling, padding. | |
-2 letters: adding, giddap, lading, ligand, paling. | |
-3 letters: algid, algin, align, aping, gaddi, gadid, gland, lapin, liang, ligan, linga, nidal, plaid, plain. | |
-4 letters: agin, anil, dang, dial, ding, gadi, gain, gild, glad, glia, laid, lain, land, lang, ling, lipa, nail, nipa, padi, paid, pail, pain, pang, pial, pian, pina, ping, plan. | |
-5 letters: add, aid, ail, ain, alp, and, ani, dad, dag, dal, dap, did, dig, din, dip, gad, gal, gan, gap, gid, gin, gip, lad, lag, lap, lid, lin, lip, nag, nap, nil, nip, pad, pal, pan, pia, pig, pin. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-g-i-l-n-p" | |
+1 letter: paddlings. | |
+2 letters: spraddling. | |
+4 letters: dilapidating. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 41 44 44 4C 49 4E 47 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- -.. -.. .-.. .. -. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01000001 01000100 01000100 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P A D D L I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0041 0044 0044 004C 0049 004E 0047 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5035383846434841 |
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