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/ˈpʌdəl/
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/ˈpʊdəl/
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/ˈpədəl/
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/ˈpɐdəl/
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ˈpʌdəl
Noun
A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
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Foꝛ with the only be theſe welles of lyfe, / Of frayle men ſpring but podels of myꝛe, / From whom ſourdeth errour ⁊ croked ſtrife[…]
Stagnant or polluted water.
Usage- dialectal
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And fast beside a little brooke did pas / Of muddie water, that like puddle stank […].
searching their habitations for water, we could fill but three barricoes, and that such puddle, that never till then we ever knew the want of good water.
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
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I had only to see the 'puddle' to know that your paddle made it.
As the blade exits the water the puddle is very tight and dark. It is also very quiet.
Verb
To form a puddle.
To play or splash in a puddle.
Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.
To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.
To line a canal with puddle (clay).
To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.
To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
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Soon the Latino warrior had bared his beefy body. His bullet packed bandolier still draped over one shoulder served to emphasize the nakedness of the torso, as did the boots and the pants that were puddled about his ankles.
To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).
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Some unhatched practice […] / Hath puddled his clear spirit.
Noun
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
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a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
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there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
the body lay in a pool of blood
something resembling a pool of liquid
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he stood in a pool of light
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
Verb
wade or dabble in a puddle
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The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard
subject to puddling or form by puddling
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puddle iron
dip into mud before planting
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puddle young plants
work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
mess around, as in a liquid or paste
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The children are having fun puddling in paint
make into a puddle
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puddled mire
make a puddle by splashing water
mix up or confuse
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He muddled the issues
eliminate urine
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Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug