puddle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpʊdəl/ (Midlands, Northern-England)
- /ˈpʌdəl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɐdəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈpədəl/ (Wales)
Etymology
From Middle English podel, diminutive of Old English pudd (“ditch”), from Proto-Germanic *puddaz (compare Low German Pudel (“puddle”), Middle High German podel (“quagmire, mudhole”), Hunsrik Puttel, dialectal German Pfudel (“puddle”), German pudeln (“to splash about”)), ultimately imitative.
Meanings
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A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
Foꝛ with the only be theſe welles of lyfe, / Of frayle men ſpring but podels of myꝛe, / From whom ſourdeth errour ⁊ croked ſtrife[…]
1560, “Pſalme. xxxvi”, in Matthew Parker, The whole Pſalter tranſlated into Engliſh metre […] , Iohn Daye, page 98:
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(dialectal) Stagnant or polluted water.
And fast beside a little brooke did pas / Of muddie water, that like puddle stank […].
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC: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.
1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 90:
- A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
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The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
As the blade exits the water the puddle is very tight and dark. It is also very quiet.
2007, Rowing News, volume 14, number 5, page 36:I had only to see the 'puddle' to know that your paddle made it.
1969, Charles Cuthbert Brown, Malay Sayings, page 88:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puddles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
puddle jumper · Liverpudlian · puddley · puddly · Puddledock · bepuddle · puddle ball · puddleful · puddle jump · cuddle puddle · puddlelike · puddle bar · puddle pirate · puddle-jumper · puddlesome · mudpuddle · puddle-jump · puddler · puddle hopper
Translations (143)
ur پوکَھر (a small pool of water) · ain メナ (a small pool of water) · scn stizzània (a small pool of water) · lo ບວກນ້ຳ (a small pool of water) · kk шалшық (a small pool of water) · es cocha (a small pool of water) · ur ڈَبْرا (a small pool of water) · fr gouille (a small pool of water) · mvi ミズタマい (a small pool of water) · tk çalpaw (a small pool of water) · ca toll (a small pool of water) · gsw Pfütze (a small pool of water) · nl plas (a small pool of water) · izh rapakko (a small pool of water) · ca bassiot (a small pool of water) · hi डाबर (a small pool of water) · sh lȍkva (a small pool of water) · gsw Glungge (a small pool of water) · mnb kabhere (a small pool of water) · lv peļķe (a small pool of water) · sh mlaka (a small pool of water) · de Lache (a small pool of water) · th แอ่ง (a small pool of water) · my အိုင် (a small pool of water) · ur ڈابَر (a small pool of water) · et lomp (a small pool of water) · tr gölet (a small pool of water) · uz koʻlmak (a small pool of water) · gl groto (a small pool of water) · mi tōhihi (a small pool of water) · bo ཁྱིལ་ཆུ (a small pool of water) · fa-ira بِرْکِه (a small pool of water) · da pæl (a small pool of water) · mi hōpua (a small pool of water) · eu istil (a small pool of water) · lt balutė (a small pool of water) · wym łaoch (a small pool of water) · sl luža (a small pool of water) · fo hylur (a small pool of water) · ga lathach (a homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit) · az nohur (a small pool of water) · hy ջրափոս (a small pool of water) · sv vattenpöl (a small pool of water) · id genangan air (a small pool of water) · ro baltă (a small pool of water) · vi hũm (a small pool of water) · it pozzanghera (a small pool of water) · sh ло̏ква (a small pool of water) · mk ба́ра (a small pool of water) · ru лу́жа (a small pool of water) · sh ба̏ра (a small pool of water) · sh splaka (a small pool of water) · cs louže (a small pool of water) · uz xalqob (a small pool of water) · ms lopak (a small pool of water) · izh lätikkä (a small pool of water) · be калю́жына (a small pool of water) · sl mlaka (a small pool of water) · gd lòn (a small pool of water) · mn шавхай (a small pool of water) · mk ви́р (a small pool of water) · ka გუბე (a small pool of water) · az gölməçə (a small pool of water) · wa gofe (a small pool of water) · vec poxa (a small pool of water) · cmn 水坑 (a small pool of water) · uk калю́жа (a small pool of water) · ain ペチチャ (a small pool of water) · wa potea (a small pool of water) · hi पोखर (a small pool of water) · fi lätäkkö (a small pool of water) · lo ນ້ຳບວກ (a small pool of water) · es charco (a small pool of water) · gl poza (a small pool of water) · gl boira (a small pool of water) · gl charco (a small pool of water) · de Lacke (a small pool of water) · be лу́жа (a small pool of water) · bth paruk (a small pool of water) · vi vũng (a small pool of water) · sh сплака (a small pool of water) · km ថ្លុក (a small pool of water) · cmn 水窪 /水洼 (a small pool of water) · yi קאַלוזשע (a small pool of water) · be калю́га (a small pool of water) · nb sølepytt (a small pool of water) · ja 水溜まり (a small pool of water) · ca bassal (a small pool of water) · fr flaque d'eau (a small pool of water) · ky чөөт (a small pool of water) · be лу́жына (a small pool of water) · fa-ira چالِهٔ آب (a small pool of water) · nb pytt (a small pool of water) · mk ло́ква (a small pool of water) · cs kaluž (a small pool of water) · gd glumag (a small pool of water) · fo trygil (a small pool of water) · hu libaúsztató (a small pool of water) · fi tiivistyssavi (a homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit) · hu pocsolya (a small pool of water) · su cileuncang (a small pool of water) · pt poça (a small pool of water) · lb Pull (a small pool of water) · sq llogaçe (a small pool of water) · bg ло́ква (a small pool of water) · et loik (a small pool of water) · tg кӯлмак (a small pool of water) · cs hníst (a homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit) · sv vattenpuss (a small pool of water) · lt klanas (a small pool of water) · th ตะพัง (a small pool of water) · hi डबरा (a small pool of water) · is pollur (a small pool of water) · tl sanaw (a small pool of water) · ar غَدِير (a small pool of water) · da pyt (a small pool of water) · ta குட்டை (a small pool of water) · de Pfütze (a small pool of water) · ko 웅덩이 (a small pool of water) · pl kałuża (a small pool of water) · my ရွှံ့ပွက် (a small pool of water) · be калю́жа (a small pool of water) · ug كۆلچەك (a small pool of water) · ja 水たまり (a small pool of water) · sh bȁra (a small pool of water) · fi lammikko (a small pool of water) · ky көлчүк (a small pool of water) · ru обма́зка (a homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit) · bn খানা (a small pool of water) · he שְׁלוּלִית (a small pool of water) · de Pfuhl (a small pool of water) · es encharcada (a small pool of water) · fr flaque (a small pool of water) · es poza (a small pool of water) · sk kaluž (a small pool of water) · ar بِرْكَة (a small pool of water) · yue 水氹 (a small pool of water) · hu tócsa (a small pool of water) · el λακκούβα με νερό (a small pool of water) · tr su birikintisi (a small pool of water) · eo flako (a small pool of water) · sh млака (a small pool of water) · sv pöl (a small pool of water)