Meaning of "puddle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUDDLE

Podel, diminutive of Old English pudd ditch, of obscure origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PUDDLE

puddle  [ˈpʌdəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUDDLE

Puddle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb puddle in English.

WHAT DOES PUDDLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Puddle

A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. It can form either by pooling in a depression on the surface, or by surface tension upon a flat surface. Puddles are usually formed from rain water or from irrigation. A puddle is generally small enough for an adult to step over, shallow enough to walk through, and too small to traverse in a boat or raft. Puddles can be a source of fascination for children. Small wildlife may be attracted to puddles.

Definition of puddle in the English dictionary

The first definition of puddle in the dictionary is a small pool of water, esp of rain. Other definition of puddle is a small pool of any liquid. Puddle is also a worked mixture of wet clay and sand that is impervious to water and is used to line a pond or canal.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PUDDLE

PRESENT

Present

I puddle

you puddle

he/she/it puddles

we puddle

you puddle

they puddle

Present continuous

I am puddling

you are puddling

he/she/it is puddling

we are puddling

you are puddling

they are puddling

Present perfect

I have puddled

you have puddled

he/she/it has puddled

we have puddled

you have puddled

they have puddled

Present perfect continuous

I have been puddling

you have been puddling

he/she/it has been puddling

we have been puddling

you have been puddling

they have been puddling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I puddled

you puddled

he/she/it puddled

we puddled

you puddled

they puddled

Past continuous

I was puddling

you were puddling

he/she/it was puddling

we were puddling

you were puddling

they were puddling

Past perfect

I had puddled

you had puddled

he/she/it had puddled

we had puddled

you had puddled

they had puddled

Past perfect continuous

I had been puddling

you had been puddling

he/she/it had been puddling

we had been puddling

you had been puddling

they had been puddling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will puddle

you will puddle

he/she/it will puddle

we will puddle

you will puddle

they will puddle

Future continuous

I will be puddling

you will be puddling

he/she/it will be puddling

we will be puddling

you will be puddling

they will be puddling

Future perfect

I will have puddled

you will have puddled

he/she/it will have puddled

we will have puddled

you will have puddled

they will have puddled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been puddling

you will have been puddling

he/she/it will have been puddling

we will have been puddling

you will have been puddling

they will have been puddling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would puddle

you would puddle

he/she/it would puddle

we would puddle

you would puddle

they would puddle

Conditional continuous

I would be puddling

you would be puddling

he/she/it would be puddling

we would be puddling

you would be puddling

they would be puddling

Conditional perfect

I would have puddle

you would have puddle

he/she/it would have puddle

we would have puddle

you would have puddle

they would have puddle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been puddling

you would have been puddling

he/she/it would have been puddling

we would have been puddling

you would have been puddling

they would have been puddling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you puddle
we let´s puddle
you puddle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to puddle

Past participle

puddled

Present Participle

puddling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PUDDLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «puddle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of puddle

plash · pool · spill · splash

TRANSLATION OF PUDDLE

Find out the translation of puddle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of puddle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puddle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 水坑
• Translator English - Spanish: charco
• English: puddle
• Translator English - Hindi: पोखर
• Translator English - Arabic: بِرْكَة
• Translator English - Russian: лужа
• Translator English - Portuguese: poça
• Translator English - Bengali: খানা
• Translator English - French: flaque
• Translator English - Malay: Genangan air
• Translator English - German: Pfütze
• Translator English - Japanese: 水たまり
• Translator English - Korean: 물웅덩이
• Translator English - Javanese: Puddle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vũng nước
• Translator English - Tamil: குட்டை
• Translator English - Marathi: डबके
• Translator English - Turkish: su birikintisi
• Translator English - Italian: pozzanghera
• Translator English - Polish: kałuża
• Translator English - Ukrainian: калюжа
• Translator English - Romanian: baltă
• Translator English - Greek: νερόλακκος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: plas
• Translator English - Swedish: pöl
• Translator English - Norwegian: pytt

5 QUOTES WITH «PUDDLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word puddle.

1

Barry Goldwater

I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.

2

Jack Kornfield

Sense the blessings of the earth in the perfect arc of a ripe tangerine, the taste of warm, fresh bread, the circling flight of birds, the lavender color of the sky shining in a late afternoon rain puddle, the million times we pass other beings in our cars and shops and out among the trees without crashing, conflict, or harm.

3

Lance Loud

I had been found in a mud puddle at 4:30 in the morning.

4

Alice Oswald

It's a relief to hear the rain. It's the sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like a sudden outbreak of democracy. Water, when it hits the ground, instantly becomes a puddle or rivulet or flood.

5

Audrey Tautou

I like the light that comes off metal shutters at siesta time in the summer, having a break from driving in the shops at motorway services, the odour of petrol at petrol stations, rolling down little slopes. I hate it when you tread in a puddle and the water soaks your socks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUDDLE»

Discover the use of puddle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puddle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Mud Puddle

If Jule Ann sits under a tree, in a sandbox, or even wears a rain coat on a sunny day, the mud puddle will follow her and make her dirty, until one day she battles the persistent puddle with two bars of soap, chasing it away forever.

Robert N. Munsch, Sami Suomalainen, 1995

Make a Bigger Puddle, Make a Smaller Worm

Intrigue children with this simple but fascinating mirror book.

‎1975

Where did the rain puddle go?

"Pooh and Piglet learn about evaporation"--cover [p. 4].

Dawn Bentley, Adam Devaney, 2005

Mud Puddle: Read-Aloud Edition

)ule Ann threw the other bar otsoap right into the mud puddle. The mud Puddle said, ~Awl4, y€CChI W3Ql4l1l” r ' 9. ' L .'. ' . "'4" I' \ a ' ' I \\ ' l' . 'a,' ' v a I u i I ' I 1 , \ \ ' a i if "a '1 'I' ' \'H l' , i ' 1. n \ \ 'I . ' 0 . , \\\,||/:"/ in f:l.'" ' \ \\\\ I Iii/II V l;."' " -.''l I p I ...

Robert Munsch, 2012

Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble

Henry and Mudge discover some spring surprises in this second adventure of the series. Full-color illustrations.

Cynthia Rylant, 1987

Puppy in a Puddle

Mandy Hope begins to have suspicions about a local breeder after her Dad diagnoses an Old English sheepdog puppy as deaf at Animal Ark and then finds another sheepdog puppy abandoned and weak.

Ben M. Baglio, 2003

Toot & Puddle

Meet Toot and Puddle--two small, endearing pigs who are friends and as different as different can be. While Toot likes to travel to places unknown, Puddle prefers to stay home and revel in the joys of everyday life.

Holly Hobbie, 2011

The Piggy in the Puddle

Unable to persuade a young pig from frolicking in the mud, her family finally joins her for a mud party.

Charlotte Pomerantz, 2007

Muddy as a Duck Puddle and Other American Similes

A collection of 26 American similes--one for each letter of the alphabet--including notes on the origins and meanings of each.

Laurie Lawlor, 2010

Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns

When the neighborhood bully calls him "Bouquet Jones," Jackson is ready to give up. Maybe gardens don't belong in cities after all.... Winner of the first annual Marguerite de Angeli Prize. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Mary Quattlebaum, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUDDLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puddle is used in the context of the following news items.

Puddle of Mudd Singer Wes Scantlin Arrested for DUI in Minnesota …

The Puddle of Mudd singer was arrested for driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning in Minnesota. According to Renville County Sheriff's Department, ... «E! Online, Jul 15»

Did a puddle in flux spark life on Earth?

Anyone who's ever noticed a water puddle drying in the sun has seen an environment that may have driven the type of chemical reactions that scientists believe ... «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»

Scientists figure out why puddles don't expand forever

See, the classic thin-film model of fluid dynamics doesn't explain why puddles of liquid stop expanding. The math just keeps going on forever, but we know from ... «Geek, Jul 15»

This Preschool Turns Into a Huge Puddle Playground When It Rains

Kids need to play—it's simply how they learn. More and more, scientists who study early childhood development say that preschools and kindergartens are ... «Gizmodo, Jun 15»

Death of man found in 'puddle of blood' ruled a homicide

Police say an officer saw a “puddle of blood” before finding the body. Investigators wouldn't elaborate on when the man died, but said it was recent. Chief Hugh ... «Washington Times, May 15»

Puddle of Mudd singer misses court date for baggage carousel joy ride

This Dec. 7, 2009 file photo shows Wes Scantlin of the band Puddle of Mudd performing at the Gibson Guitar Dusk Tiger launch party in Beverly Hills, Calif. «NOLA.com, May 15»

6000000th Land Rover gets one-off puddle lamp

A Yulong White 2015 Range Rover LWB Vogue SE became the 6,000,000th Land Rover to be produced at Solihull and was fitted with a one-off puddle lamp ... «Practical Motoring, Apr 15»

Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin arrested at airport again

Puddle Of Mudd rocker Wes Scantlin has been arrested in Wisconsin following ... Scantlin is not expected to miss any of Puddle of Mudd's upcoming shows this ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»

Puddle of Mudd's Wes Scantlin seen in video riding luggage …

Video has emerged that reportedly shows the Puddle of Mudd frontman riding an airport luggage carousel prior to his arrest for the gag. The surveillance footage ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

Puddle of Mudd frontman arrested at DIA

DENVER – The frontman of post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd was arrested Friday ... According to Rock Panther Presents, the promoter for Puddle of Mudd's ... «9NEWS.com, Jan 15»