coddling

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coddling

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of coddle

noun coddlings

The act of one who coddles or pampers. It was associated, to them, with vague sweet memories of loving nestlings in mother's arms, of soft warm coddlings before the fire, of slow rocking to and fro in the little, low, flag chair, and gradual droppings off to sleep […]
alternative Alternative form of codling (“type of apple”). Take the large coddlings, or any other hard green apple, newly pulled; cut them in quarters, and cut out the core […]

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@misc{coddling_2026,
  title = {coddling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coddling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}