cradle
noun
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
had been cradling
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past perfect progressiveof cradle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Two seconds before, he had been cradling his male firstborn and talking about feeling like he had "swallowed a box of fireworks".
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2012
