coddle
verb (used with object)
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper.
are coddling
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present progressiveof coddle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are coddling the baby, and it’s ridiculous to keep this up, especially when it’s gone on for so long.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2021
His aerial transport to Boston's waterfront federal courthouse for hearings drew much criticism locally that authorities are coddling the onetime crime boss, whose role as an FBI informant became a national embarrassment for the agency.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2011
"I notice," observed Bat, with a downward nod, "that you are coddling your 'gat' some, and so I take it that this fellow Fenton and yourself ain't on good terms."
From Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist by John T. McIntyre
