puddle

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small, shallow pool of water or another liquid, especially one formed by rain

   The child jumped into a muddy puddle beside the path.

2. 2
   verb

   to form or collect in small shallow pools

   Water began to puddle on the floor beneath the leaking pipe.

3. 3
   verb

   to splash or play in shallow water or mud

   The ducks puddled at the edge of the flooded field.

Common collocations

• mud puddle Noun + noun

From Middle English podel. Its earlier origin is uncertain, but it may be a diminutive or imitative formation related to regional Germanic words for muddy pools and splashing. The verb developed from the noun.

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