noun / verb
puddle
PUD-uhl/ˈpʌdl/
A shallow collection of liquid on a surface.
A small puddle of rainwater lies on the pavement.
Etymology
From a word for “ditch,” puddle developed as a diminutive or frequentative form naming collected water. Its early meaning, “small pool of dirty water,” is already close to today's small surface pool.
In context
I sat on the side of the road and I pushed myself up out of a puddle of blood and I'm not joking I mean it was a small puddle but it was a puddle nonetheless
More examples
- The spilled milk forms a puddle on the counter.
- Water puddles on the floor beneath the leaking pipe.
- The children splash through puddles on their way home.
Forms
puddle · puddles · puddled · puddling
Similar words
- pool
- Can describe a larger or deeper collection of liquid.