verb Download 🔗Share To contain in or as if in a cradle. Examples : "The nurse was cradling the newborn baby in her arms. " action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To rock (a baby to sleep). Examples : "The mother was cradling her newborn baby, humming a lullaby to help her sleep. " family action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively. Examples : "cradling the injured man’s head in her arms" action body human family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lull or quieten, as if by rocking. Examples : "She was cradling the crying baby, humming softly until it fell asleep. " action human family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To nurse or train in infancy. Examples : "The experienced teacher was cradling new students in the basics of algebra, preparing them for more advanced topics. " family human action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force. Examples : "The lacrosse player expertly cradled the ball, keeping it securely in the stick's head. " sport action technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle. Examples : "The farmer was cradling the wheat, carefully laying the cut stalks in neat rows. " agriculture utensil action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To transport a vessel by means of a cradle. Examples : "The shipyard workers were carefully cradling the new yacht from the construction bay to the water. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping. Examples : "The carpenter was cradling the large wooden panel for the painting to keep it from warping over time. " art technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act by which one cradles a child etc. Examples : "The new mother found peace in the gentle cradling of her newborn baby. " family action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of using a cradle (the tool). Examples : "The museum exhibit displayed a historical cradling used to sift wheat after harvest. " action utensil family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (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. Examples : "The cooper performed the cradling with precision, carefully sawing the large barrel into halves so it could fit through the narrow doorway of the cellar. " technical industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. Examples : "The plasterer carefully examined the cradling before attaching the laths to the curved ceiling. " architecture material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading