puddle
pronunciation
How to pronounce puddle in British English:
UK [ˈpʌdl]
How to pronounce puddle in American English:
US [ˈpʌdl]
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- Noun:
- a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
- a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
- something resembling a pool of liquid
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- Verb:
- wade or dabble in a puddle
- subject to puddling or form by puddling
- dip into mud before planting
- work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
- mess around, as in a liquid or paste
- make into a puddle
- make a puddle by splashing water
- mix up or confuse
- eliminate urine
Word Origin
- puddle
- puddle: [14] Old English pudd, a word of unknown origin but related to German dialect pfudel ‘puddle’, denoted ‘ditch, furrow’, and puddle was a diminutive formed from it. In Middle English, it was often used for quite large bodies of water, what we would now call a pond or pool, but by the 17th century it had largely narrowed down to its present-day meaning.=> poodle
- puddle (n.)
- early 14c., "small pool of dirty water," frequentative or diminutive of Old English pudd "ditch," related to German pudeln "to splash in water" (compare poodle). Originally used of pools and ponds as well.
- puddle (v.)
- "to dabble in water, poke in mud," mid-15c., from puddle (n.); extended sense in iron manufacture is "turn and stir (molten iron) in a furnace." Related: Puddled; puddling.
Example
- 1. That starts an outward push going in the puddle .
- 2. We lit a fire and ate mediocre food and slept in a soggy tent and woke up in a puddle .
- 3. Three electricians accidentally stepped into a dangerous puddle on march 24th .
- 4. 8 / 12 Shanghai , china : a worker stands in a puddle at a construction site after rain
- 5. Mugunga , democratic republic of the congo : a child in a puddle in a refugee camp