swaddle
verb (used with object)
to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
has swaddled
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present perfectof swaddle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But without the pomp and circumstance, without the military finery in which he has swaddled himself.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2022
Bock has swaddled the entire room in black — floors, ceiling and walls — but his objects are mostly white.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2015
Humphrey has swaddled himself in the President's popularity.
From Time Magazine Archive
