Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word dogpaddle.

Examples

  • For a few magical moments it's as though she's on a surfboard, and her weak dogpaddle seems to be propelling her like an outboard motor.

    Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008

  • My plan was to, hopefully, dogpaddle my way through the swim, ride to the other side of Oahu, maybe 60 miles or so, then camp out.

    Inside Tri Features 2009

  • I used everything I knew: breast-stroke, dogpaddle, butterfly, crawl, even treading water.

    Paula's House of Toast P. 2008

  • These headline-grabbers are hopingwe won't remember how they madeus dogpaddle, as the boat sank, when they come up for a next election ... and we are ... quot; left "behind.

    IT IS NOT PERMANENT 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.