Paddling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paddle \Pad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Paddling}]
     1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. [Obsolescent]
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              To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. --Shak.


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     2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.
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     3. To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.]
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     4. To spank with a paddle or as if with a paddle; -- usually
        as a disciplinary punishment of children.
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     5. To mix (a viscous liquid) by stirring or beating with a
        paddle.
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