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paddle

verb [I] (SWIM)
 
 
/ˈpæd.l̩/

Definition

to swim by moving your feet and hands up and downSwimming
(Definition of paddle verb (SWIM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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