cradle
noun
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
is cradling
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present progressiveof cradle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He is cradling the ball in his left hand and warding off impending tacklers with his right, a striking bronze symbol of a university’s resilience and strength.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Rabia is cradling her newborn baby, just days after giving birth at a small hospital in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan's east.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2021
June is cradling 4-month-old Jay with 17-month-old Nina at her heels when a Hollywood ingenue knocks on the door of the Rivas’ Malibu home and hands over a newborn.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2021
But instead of cradling a flyball in a gloved left hand, these days, Williams is cradling a guitar neck.
From Fox News ● Feb. 6, 2019
Now the little girl has seated herself cross-legged on the sand and she is cradling the doll and singing to it—such a sweet, clear, happy little voice....
From Athalie by Frank Craig
