coddle
verb (used with object)
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper.
has been coddling
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present perfect progressiveof coddle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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We need a "good guy" to root for, not a potential felon of the type that the NFL has been coddling for far too long.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2014
I have sent explicit orders to Mayor Morrison to tend to that mob that he has been coddling.
From All-Wool Morrison by Holman Day
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