cradling

[ kreyd-l-ing ]

/ ˈkreɪd l ɪŋ /

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noun

framework for supporting a coved or vaulted ceiling.

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Origin of cradling

First recorded in 1810–20; cradle + -ing¹

Words nearby cradling

cradle scythe, cradle snatcher, cradlesong, cradle-to-grave, cradle vault, cradling, craft, craft apprenticeship, craft beer, Craftint, craftsman

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How to use cradling in a sentence

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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.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cradling

cradling

/ (ˈkreɪdlɪŋ) /

noun

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

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