dog paddle in English

noun
1
an elementary swimming stroke like that of a swimming dog.

Use "dog paddle" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "dog paddle" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "dog paddle", or refer to the context using the word "dog paddle" in the English Dictionary.

1. I stopped to dog paddle and float, trying to regain my strength.

2. Subconsciously I began to take to the most basic stroke of swimming — the dog paddle.