coddle
verb (used with object)
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper.
have coddled
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present perfectof coddle.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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Economists inside and outside the country argue that its safeguards have coddled Chinese investors, leaving them too willing to lend money to large companies with weak prospects for repaying it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2021
Unfair or not, here’s a snapshot hard to forget: Randy Gregory, a player the Cowboys have coddled, as is their nature, takes a shot at a Seahawk directly in front of an official.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2018
Had I not decided that my daughter was teething a few months back, I wouldn’t have coddled her every time she woke up at night, and she might not have continued the habit.
From Slate ● May 4, 2015
We have coddled the moron and starved the intelligent.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is as they sit in nature and it usually seems to be the case that a hen that steals her nest will bring out more chicks than one that we have coddled.
From Outdoor Sports and Games by Claude H. Miller
