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- Dictionarypuddle/ˈpʌdl/
noun
- 1. a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground: "splashing through deep puddles"
- 2. clay and sand mixed with water and used as a watertight covering for embankments.
verb
- 1. wet or cover (a surface) with water, especially rainwater: "the cobbles under our feet were wet and puddled"
- 2. line (a hole) with puddle: "he dug and puddled a large pond"
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A puddle is a small accumulation of liquid, usually water, on a surface. [1] It can form either by pooling in a depression on the surface, or by surface tension upon a flat surface. Puddles are often characterized by murky water or mud due to the disturbance and dissolving of surrounding sediment, primarily due to precipitation.
PUDDLE definition: 1. a small pool of liquid on the ground, especially from rain 2. a small pool of liquid on the…. Learn more.
The meaning of PUDDLE is a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water. How to use puddle in a sentence.
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.
a pool of liquid on the ground or floor, formed by filling up the holes in uneven surfaces: You have to step around the puddles in the street after a rain shower. (Definition of puddle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of puddle. puddle.
noun. a small pool of water, esp of rain. a small pool of any liquid. a worked mixture of wet clay and sand that is impervious to water and is used to line a pond or canal. rowing the patch of eddying water left by the blade of an oar after completion of a stroke.
What does the noun puddle mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun puddle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. puddle has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. anatomy (mid 1600s) oceanography (1860s) rowing (1920s) metal industry (1930s) See meaning & use.
