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paddle

verb [I] (WALK)
 
 
/ˈpæd.l̩/ UK (US wade)

Definition

to walk with no shoes or socks on through water that is not very deep, often at the edge of the sea: We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.Movement on or through water
(Definition of paddle verb (WALK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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