n.

1. 水坑；泥潭；洼[C]
2. 胶土（由粘土与水和成，不透水）[U]

vt.

1. 使泥泞；搅浑
2. 把……捣制成胶土
3. 用胶土填塞[（+up）]
4. 【冶】搅炼

vi.

1. 搅泥浆；在水坑中嬉戏[（+about）]
   The children puddled about in the garden after the rain.

   雨后，孩子们在花园里的水坑中嬉戏。

2. 瞎忙[（+about）]

n.

1. a small pool of liquid, especially of rainwater on the ground.
2. clay and sand mixed with water and used as a watertight covering for embankments.
3. Rowing  a circular patch of disturbed water made by the blade of an oar at each stroke.

v.

1. cover with or form puddles.
2. (puddle about/around) dabble or wallow in mud or shallow water.
   ▸informal occupy oneself in a disorganized or unproductive way.
3. line (a hole) with puddle.
   ▸knead (clay and sand) into puddle.
   ▸work (mixed water and clay) to separate gold or opal.
4. [usu. as noun puddling] chiefly historical stir (molten iron) with iron oxide in a furnace, to produce wrought iron by oxidizing carbon.