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The definition of a puddle is a small area of collected liquid or muddy water.

(noun)

An example of a puddle is standing water over a clogged outdoor drain, after a heavy rain.

Puddle is defined as to roll around in muddy water, make water muddy or create a small collection of muddy water.

(verb)

An example of puddle is a pig rolling around in shallow muddy water.
An example of puddle is digging a small hole in the dirt and filling it with water.

See puddle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a small pool of water, esp. stagnant, spilled, or muddy water
a thick mixture of clay, and sometimes sand, with water, that is impervious to water

Origin: ME podel, dim. < OE pudd, ditch, akin to LowG pudel

transitive verb puddled, puddling

to make muddy
to make a thick mixture of (wet clay and sand)
to cover with such a mixture to keep water from penetrating
to treat (iron) by puddling

intransitive verb

to dabble or wallow in dirty or muddy water

Related Forms:

puddler noun

See puddle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A small pool of water, especially rainwater.
b. A small pool of a liquid.
A tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry.

verb pud·dled, pud·dling, pud·dles

verb, transitive

To make muddy.
To work (clay or sand) into a thick watertight paste.
To process (impure metal) by puddling.

verb, intransitive

To splash or dabble in or as if in a pool of liquid.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English podel

Origin: , diminutive of Old English pudd, ditch

Related Forms:

pudˈdly adjective

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