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Meaning of "dog paddle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOG PADDLE

dog paddle play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOG PADDLE

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Dog paddle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOG PADDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dog paddle

Dog paddle

The dog paddle or doggy paddle is a simple swimming style. It is characterized by the swimmer lying on their chest and moving their hands and legs alternately in a manner reminiscent of how dogs and other animals swim. It is effectively a "trot" in water, instead of land. It was the first swimming stroke used by ancient humans, believed to have been learned by observing animals swim. Prehistoric cave paintings in Egypt show figures doing what appears to be the dog paddle. It is often the first swim stroke used by young children when they are learning to swim. The dog paddle has also been taught as a military swimming stroke when a silent stroke is needed - since neither arms or legs break the surface.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOG PADDLE

dog fancier
dog fennel
dog food
dog fouling
dog fox
dog guard
dog handler
dog in the manger
dog kennel
dog Latin
dog licence
dog rose
dog sleigh
Dog Star
dog tag
dog track
dog train
dog tucker
dog violet
dog wolf

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOG PADDLE

addle
astraddle
daddle
doggy paddle
faddle
fiddle-faddle
in the saddle
middle
packsaddle
paddle
raddle
saddle
side-saddle
skedaddle
staddle
stock saddle
straddle
swaddle
twaddle
unsaddle
waddle

Synonyms and antonyms of dog paddle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dog paddle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOG PADDLE

Find out the translation of dog paddle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dog paddle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dog paddle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狗爬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paddle perro
570 millions of speakers

English

dog paddle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुत्ते चप्पू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكلب مجداف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собака весло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pá cão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুকুর প্যাডেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

palette de chien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anjing dayung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hund Paddel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犬かき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개 패들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dog dayung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con chó bơi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாய் துடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्रा पॅडल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Köpek kürek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cane pagaia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pies wiosło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собака весло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zbaturi câine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουπί σκύλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hond paddle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hund paddel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hund padle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dog paddle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG PADDLE»

The term «dog paddle» is normally little used and occupies the 122.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOG PADDLE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOG PADDLE»

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Swimming Fastest
Figure 4.26 The dog paddle drill. (a) Start of glide position. (b) Catch with left arm. (c) Insweep with left arm. (d) Glide position. (e) Catch with right arm. (f) Insweep with right arm. DOG PADDLE DRILL This is an excellent drill for practicing the ...
Ernest W. Maglischo, 2003
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The Swim Coaching Bible
front Dog paddle. have swimmers do small dog-paddle movements with their hands in the front third of the stroke, keeping the head and shoulders down. emphasize forward, not upward, movement. this drill can be used for the middle and last ...
Dick Hannula, Nort Thornton, 2001
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Chambers concise dictionary
[1960s] doggy-paddle or doggie-paddle or dog-paddle > n a basic swimming stroke with short paddling movements like a dog's. > v, intr to swim using this stroke. [20c] dog-handler >n a person, especially a police officer, in charge of one or ...
Ian Brookes, 2004
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Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary ...
Introduction: pupils will change and line up at the side of the swimming pool ready to be registered WARM UP/INTRODUCTION 3 min (a) Swim front crawl/ dog paddle (a) Working widthways individually or 1's then 2's (a) Keep head steady, ...
Susan Capel, Margaret Whitehead, 2013
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At the Water's Edge: Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, ...
Step one would be a dog paddle. Dogs and other terrestrial mammals (including, presumably, mesonychids) all use an identical stroke in water: the left foreleg pushes back as the right hind leg comes forward, and then the right foreleg pushes ...
Carl Zimmer, 1999
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The Danzantes of Monte Albán
Dog-paddle group. The handsomely carved N-1, which faces forward in a position resembling a dog- paddle, appears contemporary with the First Row. Wearing an unadorned leather helmet and a large circular earspool in a standardized ear, ...
John F. Scott, 1978
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A Little Bit of Ivey
She thinks it would be prudent to dog paddle, even though she knows she is not swimming. Rooster is so darned smart, she simply understands when you are surrounded by water, whatever the circumstances be, a little dog paddling is a ...
Lorelei Branam, 2013
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Indie Fonts 2/Ed
doggedness. doggerel is poetry which is silly or funny, often written quickly and not intended to be serious. EG . She шго(е some doggerel on the subject in 1883 . doggie paddle; also spelled with a hyphen. The doggie paddle or dog paddle is  ...
Richard Kegler
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Dog Paddle: 1,000 Pieces
1000-piece puzzle. A rollicking group of Golden Retrievers make summer mischief in a delightful James A. Meger painting. Completed puzzle measures 19 ¼ x 26 5/8.
James A. Meger, 2013
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Indie Fonts 2
A do-gooder is someone who does things which they think will help other people, although others think they are interfering; used showing disapproval. dog paddle means the same as doggie paddle. dogsbody, dogsbodies. A dogsbody is a ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOG PADDLE»

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CRBI's Summer of Fun Series Include Tubing Trips, Beer Tastings
The paddle leaves Heritage Park at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary paddleboards from Rome-based River Dog Paddle Co. and canoes and kayaks ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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CRBI: 5K race, float trips, beer tastings continue Summer of Fun
The paddle leaves Heritage Park at 6:30 p.m. Complimentary paddleboards from River Dog Paddle Co. in Rome and canoes and kayaks from ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
3
HELEN LANG: Snatch what sunshine you can
I suppose I could always walk home, but I'd have to swim from Mill Bay to Brentwood, and doing the dog paddle could take me a good week to ... «Peninsula News Review, Jul 15»
4
Race the Lake of the Sky paddles out from South Shore
... professional stand-up paddlers Thomas Maximus and Danny Ching along with a kids clinic and teacher training with Lazy Dog Paddle Yoga. «Tahoe Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
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Seven things you should know about drowning
With children, who have heavier heads, they may have arms extended in front, in a way that looks like a dog paddle, Pia said. The biggest ... «AL.com, Jun 15»
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I'm Black—My Dad Taught Me to Swim as an Act of Political …
I would dog paddle away to play with my older sister, who already had her lifeguard license. Occasionally, my eyes saw him looking over, and I ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
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Drowning death lessons for all
Bailey's mother, Kylee Patman, said he “was fearful of deep water and she was able to teach him how to 'dog paddle'”. Coroner Caitlin English ... «Bayside News, Jun 15»
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Coroner calls for compulsory primary school swimming lessons …
His mother, Kylee Patman, said he was afraid of deep water but he was able to do 'dog paddle'. “She stated that Bailey appeared to have a ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
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It may hurt, but try anyway
I mean, I could dog paddle and even jump cannon balls off the diving board. But diving scared me. To go head first, with arms arrow straight, ... «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
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Rome's downtown Cotton Block seeing a resurgence
River Dog Paddle Co. is now in the original bicycle shop. The Hamilton Building has a long history as a commerce center, dating back before it ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jun 15»

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