cradle
noun
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
cradled
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past participleof cradle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cradle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cradlenouna small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
Example Sentences
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As the vessel neared the island—and Rhodes lost her ball cap in the wind—an app on the laptop she cradled lit up with digital WhaleSpotter images of whales exhaling, called “blows.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
"He really has such an endearing personality," she told AFP earlier this week as she cradled him at her home in the southeastern town of Villy-le-Pelloux.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Jackson told reporters that he cradled King's head as he died - although other witnesses did not confirm that account.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
“The Housemaid” lives and dies by Seyfried’s hand, and she keeps the film cradled in Nina’s white-knuckled grip for each one of its eye-popping 131 minutes.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
He cradled the instrument in one arm and, almost before his fingers touched the strings, a gentle melody, as beautiful as the curve of the harp itself, lifted like a voice singing without words.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
