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.
is swaddling
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present progressiveof swaddle (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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At first, Maayan Zilberman, an artist and candy maker, would walk around her neighborhood in Brooklyn and hear a chorus of commentary usually reserved for how incorrectly a parent is swaddling their newborn.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
Musically, Zeidel's forte is swaddling barbed, acidic lyrical motifs in sumptuously mellow chords, an iron fist in a velvet glove.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2011
With the Steelers in the Super Bowl, St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh in honor of the Super Bowl Steelers, is swaddling its newborn infants in Terrible Towels.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2011
