cradling

[ kreyd-l-ing ]

noun

1. framework for supporting a coved or vaulted ceiling.

cradling

/ ˈkreɪdlɪŋ /

noun

1. architect a framework of iron or wood, esp as used in the construction of a ceiling

Word History and Origins

Origin of cradling¹

First recorded in 1810–20; cradle + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

There were calls from people on highways cradling cell-phones, lost trying to find gay saunas.

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All those huddled in the background, cradling their own unheard hip-hop demos.

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A woman laid down a paper plate with two warm tortillas cradling chunks of pork.

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She evidenced particular tenderness in describing a woman cradling a fellow inmate who had just suffered a grand mal seizure.

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He too is cradling an AK-47 with a huge 75-round magazine attached.

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He flung himself half-around on his chair so that his arms rested on its back, cradling his face.

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Tenderly they lifted him up, cradling the blond, blood-soaked thatch in their arms, and bore him back to the city.

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Through the open door, he saw Mrs. Kalaufa across the street, still cradling the child.

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Heavy, heavy—his eyelids were drooping; the wet walls receding into a great darkness, a hand cradling his head.

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Tongues of fire flared from the hole, speared to the ground and were deflected upward, cradling the metal ball in a wave of flame.

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