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puddle

noun verb

something resembling a pool of liquid

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
UDDL
Scrabble score
10
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpʌdəl

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. something resembling a pool of liquid

    “he stood in a pool of light”

noun

  1. a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid

    “there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain”

noun

  1. a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry

verb

  1. eliminate urine

    “Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug”

verb

  1. mix up or confuse

    “He muddled the issues”

verb

  1. make a puddle by splashing water

verb

  1. make into a puddle

    “puddled mire”

verb

  1. mess around, as in a liquid or paste

    “The children are having fun puddling in paint”

verb

  1. work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud

verb

  1. dip into mud before planting

    “puddle young plants”

verb

  1. subject to puddling or form by puddling

    “puddle iron”

verb

  1. wade or dabble in a puddle

    “The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard”

In context

Example Sentences

he stood in a pool of light
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
the body lay in a pool of blood
Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
He muddled the issues
puddled mire
The children are having fun puddling in paint
puddle young plants
puddle iron
The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard

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