Cradling - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkreɪdəlɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈkreɪdlɪŋ|
verb
- Present participle of cradle.
The woman was cradling the baby in the crook of her arm as she fed it.
noun
- The act by which one cradles a child etc.
- The act of using a cradle (the tool).
- (coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
- (carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
- The act of using a cradle (the tool).
- (coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
- (carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.
Extra examples
She was cradling the injured man's head in her arms.
He was sitting at the big table cradling a large bowl of coffee.
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