Wednesday , 9 October 2024

Coddle meaning

Verb: coddle

Pronunciation: (ko-d(u)l)

Coddle meaning:

  • To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper
  • I was coddled and cosseted by my parents.
  • The Clinton administration has coddled dictators as few have coddled before.
  • They’re big boys now. But they’re getting older, so they don’t need to be molly-coddled as much, and lifted up and down so.
  • Arafat must be made to live up to his promise to fight the terrorists – to stop coddling them.
  • The administration continues to coddle China despite its continuing crackdown on democratic reforms.
  • If you coddle her, she’s not going to become what she can.
  • I was annoyed that he got to read them. This guy, they’ve really coddled him.
  • I understand the history of our government and how it has coddled these rednecks down here in Mississippi.
  • He ate coddled eggs yesterday.
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