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.
swaddles
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present tense formof swaddle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Chasing down a comment on male-imposed expectations — and, more subtly, self-imposed ones — her macro lens swaddles everything in consumable lushness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
They purchased supplies for the baby — a portable crib, diapers and wipes, a breast pump, onesies, swaddles, shampoo.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
There are add-ons—sleep sacks and swaddles and sheets—that only work with the Snoo.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2023
Saran Rat: A trap that swaddles rodents in clear plastic film.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2019
The puke swaddles down the pillow onto the sheet—green-gray, with flecks of orange.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
