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.
swaddled
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past participleof swaddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof swaddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
swaddleverb (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.
Example Sentences
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I swaddled it in paper and successfully completed my introductions with a non-moist handshake.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Based on those, she had thought that she had been abandoned in the street, her brother swaddled on her back with their names and ages pinned to their clothes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
That’s part of the life of a quarterback, the expectations of toughness and stoicism, and the reliance on improvisation, even when a hand is swaddled in a cast or heavy brace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
I swaddled him carefully before I gave him to her hoping—still hoping—that she would not notice.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
