verb🔗ShareMecer, acunarTo contain in or as if in a cradle."The nurse was cradling the newborn baby in her arms. "La enfermera estaba acunando al recién nacido en sus brazos.actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecerTo rock (a baby to sleep)."The mother was cradling her newborn baby, humming a lullaby to help her sleep. "La madre estaba meciendo a su bebé recién nacido, tarareando una canción de cuna para ayudarla a dormir.familyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcurrucar, sostener suavemente y protegerTo wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively."cradling the injured man’s head in her arms"Acurrucando la cabeza del hombre herido en sus brazosactionbodyhumanfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecer, arrullarTo lull or quieten, as if by rocking."She was cradling the crying baby, humming softly until it fell asleep. "Ella estaba arrullando al bebé llorando, tarareando suavemente hasta que se durmió.actionhumanfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecer, criarTo nurse or train in infancy."The experienced teacher was cradling new students in the basics of algebra, preparing them for more advanced topics. "El maestro experimentado estaba criando a los nuevos estudiantes en los conceptos básicos del álgebra, preparándolos para temas más avanzados.familyhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecer el palo de lacrosse hacia adelante y hacia atrás para mantener la pelota en la cabeza por medio de la fuerza centrífugaTo rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force."The lacrosse player expertly cradled the ball, keeping it securely in the stick's head. "El jugador de lacrosse meció la pelota con destreza, manteniéndola segura en la cabeza del palo.sportactiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortar y colocar (grano) con una cunaTo cut and lay (grain) with a cradle."The farmer was cradling the wheat, carefully laying the cut stalks in neat rows. "El granjero estaba cortando el trigo con una cuna, colocando cuidadosamente los tallos cortados en hileras ordenadas.agricultureutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMecerTo transport a vessel by means of a cradle."The shipyard workers were carefully cradling the new yacht from the construction bay to the water. "Los trabajadores del astillero estaban meciendo cuidadosamente el nuevo yate desde la bahía de construcción hasta el agua.nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntramarTo put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping."The carpenter was cradling the large wooden panel for the painting to keep it from warping over time. "El carpintero estaba entramando el gran panel de madera para la pintura para evitar que se deformara con el tiempo.arttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMecer, arrullarThe act by which one cradles a child etc."The new mother found peace in the gentle cradling of her newborn baby. "La nueva madre encontró paz en el suave arrullo de su bebé recién nacido.familyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMecerThe act of using a cradle (the tool)."The museum exhibit displayed a historical cradling used to sift wheat after harvest. "La exhibición del museo mostraba el mecer histórico utilizado para tamizar el trigo después de la cosecha.actionutensilfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl corte (de una barrica)(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."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. "El tonelero realizó el corte con precisión, aserrando cuidadosamente la gran barrica en mitades para que pudiera pasar por la estrecha puerta de la bodega.technicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstructura de techo arqueadoThe framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed."The plasterer carefully examined the cradling before attaching the laths to the curved ceiling. "El yesero examinó cuidadosamente la estructura del techo arqueado antes de fijar los listones al techo curvo.architecturematerialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading