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puddle

[ puhd-l ]

noun

  1. a small pool of water, as of rainwater on the ground.
  2. a small pool of any liquid.
  3. clay or the like mixed with water and tempered, used as a waterproof lining for the walls of canals, ditches, etc.


verb (used with object)

puddled, puddling.
  1. to mark or scatter with puddles.
  2. to wet with dirty water, mud, etc.
  3. to make (water) muddy or dirty.
  4. to muddle or confuse.
  5. to make (clay or the like) into puddle.
  6. to cover with pasty clay or puddle.
  7. Metallurgy. to subject (molten iron) to the process of puddling.
  8. to destroy the granular structure of (soil) by agricultural operations on it when it is too wet.
  9. Horticulture. to dip the roots of (a tree, shrub, etc.) into a thin mixture of loam and water to retard drying out during transplanting.

verb (used without object)

puddled, puddling.
  1. to wade in a puddle:

    The children were puddling.

  2. to be or become puddled:

    The backyard was puddling.

puddle

/ ˈ±èÊŒ»åÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a small pool of water, esp of rain
  2. a small pool of any liquid
  3. a worked mixture of wet clay and sand that is impervious to water and is used to line a pond or canal
  4. rowing the patch of eddying water left by the blade of an oar after completion of a stroke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make (clay, etc) into puddle
  2. tr to subject (iron) to puddling
  3. intr to dabble or wade in puddles, mud, or shallow water
  4. intr to mess about
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è³Ü»å»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ±è³Ü»å»å±ô²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è³Ü»åd±ô±ð°ù noun
  • ±è³Ü»åd±ô²â adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è³Ü»åd±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of puddle1

1300–50; (noun) Middle English puddel, podel, pothel, apparently diminutive of Old English pudd ditch, furrow (akin to Low German pudel puddle); (v.) late Middle English pothelen, derivative of the noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of puddle1

C14 podel, diminutive of Old English pudd ditch, of obscure origin
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Example Sentences

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"I want to be surrounded by the people I love and just have everybody hold me in a giant cuddle puddle and get to take my last breath, surrounded by love and support," she says.

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The plumbing broke, spraying raw sewage puddles on the floor.

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Mrs Pyrah had been trying to avoid a puddle near a pond by walking through an area that she thought had a "dry crusted top".

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I’ll cook it in the oven and watch as the little piles melt, softening and withering in the heat, before turning into little puddles of melted cheese as they crisp around the edges.

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On Feb. 27, Victoria posted a photo showing herself in a “cuddle puddle†on a couch with Aaron and their cat.

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