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Meaning of "doggy paddle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOGGY PADDLE

doggy paddle play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOGGY PADDLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doggy paddle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
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WHAT DOES DOGGY PADDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

doggy 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.

Definition of doggy paddle in the English dictionary

The definition of doggy paddle in the dictionary is a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his front, paddles his hands in imitation of a swimming dog, and beats his legs up and down. Other definition of doggy paddle is to swim using the doggy paddle.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOGGY PADDLE

doggerel
doggeries
doggerman
doggery
doggess
Doggett´s Coat and Badge race
doggie
doggie paddle
dogginess
dogging
doggish
doggishly
doggishness
doggo
doggone
doggoned
doggy
doggy bag
doggy fashion
doggy style

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOGGY PADDLE

addle
astraddle
daddle
dog 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 doggy paddle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doggy paddle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOGGY PADDLE

Find out the translation of doggy paddle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doggy 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 «doggy paddle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狗爬式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doggy paddle
570 millions of speakers

English

doggy paddle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुत्ता चप्पू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هزلي مجداف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

собачка весло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cãozinho pá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুকুর প্যাডেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

doggy paddle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dayung anjing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Doggy Paddel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犬のパドル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강아지 패들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doggy paddle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doggy mái chèo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாய் துடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुत्र्यासारखे पॅडल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Köpek kürek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Alla paddle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

psiak łopatka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

собачка весло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cățeluș cu zbaturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκυλάκι κουπί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doggy paddle
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doggy paddel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doggy paddle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doggy paddle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOGGY PADDLE»

The term «doggy paddle» is normally little used and occupies the 134.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOGGY PADDLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doggy paddle

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOGGY PADDLE»

Discover the use of doggy paddle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doggy paddle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Swim Smooth: The Complete Coaching System for Swimmers and ...
Doggy Paddle is perhaps the oldest drill in the book but it's a great one none the less! This version is swum with more rotation than kid's doggy paddle and is known as 'long-dog' in some parts of the swimming world. Doggy Paddle is a ...
Paul Newsome, Adam Young, 2012
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Learn to Swim
Gradually, as the pupil learns to trust their own buoyancy, this practice will progress into a 'Doggy Paddle 'style stroke. This happens as our pupil relaxes and grows in confidence and this, combined with the crawling action, encourages the ...
Benjamin Roberts
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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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The Obree Way
survive by doing the doggy-paddle. This is not trained – it is hard wired. I make this comparison in order to show that an evolutionary response is not necessarily the most efficient solution to our needs in response to environmental conditions.
Graeme Obree, 2013
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The Bridge Battle
Matt flipped the extra man out of the tube as he did the doggy paddle with his gun at Matt's head. Matt ducked as it just missed him and he took his gun. “I need a gun.” “I'm not giving you one right now. You just got your gun took. Soon enough  ...
Matthew Ray
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Strides and Struggles
I go back to my belly and change from doggy paddle to breast stroke to freestyle and whatever will get me up the current. (Doggy paddle isn't the way to go.) It is now that I wish I had done more training than the swimming I did in the flood.
Kurt Herron, 2013
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
2 fond of dogs. — n -ies (also doggie) a child's word for a dog. doggy-bag n a bag in which a restaurant customer can take home leftovers (ostensibly) for a pet. * doggy-paddle or dog-paddle n & v (intr) (to swim using) a basic swimming stroke  ...
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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You F`Coffee Sir
We don't mean to the standard of Duncan Goodhew or Sharron Davies, but you also have to pull together a touch more than a doggy paddle to satisfy them. You need to be able to swim in case of "Ditching". Now, we don't want to scare you in  ...
Liz And Julie, 2007
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Adventures of Ariston the Boy Mage: Realm of Friends
Ariston asked, as he and Elina managed to help him doggy paddle! “I said help me, not drown me!” Faustus joked. They only had to doggy paddle for a few minutes before they were plucked from the sea by a boat full of men wearing the  ...
David Webster, 2005
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Scum
... of fingers onto the next breaker dive miss a fraction of an inch in front of him! Furious swim fast gap closed both grab arms couldn't swim doggy paddle seemed to work never learned to swim pool freezing too deep bullies frightened truancy.
Paul Williams, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOGGY PADDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doggy paddle is used in the context of the following news items.
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A quarter-century in service to all
of course we're heading to the lake or river to doggy paddle. In addition to Ironman and Hoopfest there are a few other places to go and things ... «Coeur d'Alene Press, Jun 15»
2
Going Gaga over schooling
There is no dignity in a 40-year-old man doing doggy paddle in a public pool. Women want to see men like Schooling cruising like a Baywatch ... «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
3
Tracy Begland: Get a terrible summer job, kids, and thank me later
I had passed my swim test with an odd hybrid of the freestyle and doggy paddle. Instead I worked the concession stand from noon until 8 p.m. If ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
4
Pooches that perform the doggy paddle and swim at the sight of water
They have a swimming stroke named after them, at it seems these pooches are desperate to indulge in a little doggy paddle. A hilarious video ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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One mile down, and a lifetime of swimming to go
... in the water two weeks before the mile; Pier, who couldn't put her face in the water; and Conor, who has gone from doggy paddle to dolphin; ... «Irish Times, May 15»
6
We tried bog snorkelling in Wales - this is what happened
You can wear flippers but you can't use a recognised swimming stroke other than doggy paddle. :: You must keep your head under the water ... «Irish Examiner, May 15»
7
The CAR Top 10: cars that are also boats
... the VW taught its Kübelwagen military off-roader how to doggy paddle, producing the 128 and later 166 Schwimmwagen in the thousands. «CAR Magazine, May 15»
8
Yacht Week is Sodom and Gomorrah at sea
... some Americans attempt to dole out shots while doing doggy paddle. On this day, along with the standard two staff snappers, Yacht Week will ... «GQ.com, May 15»
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After Germantown Academy, Dick Shoulberg still kicking
... children's names from the top of his head - Shoulberg is equally proud of those who progress from aquaphobic to a functional doggy paddle. «Philly.com, May 15»
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Daddy Duty: Swim lessons can start as early as 6 months
Schmitz said children as young as 2 can do a doggy paddle and start propelling themselves forward. She said motor skills develop differently in ... «Florida Today, Apr 15»

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