cradle
noun
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
was cradling
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past progressiveof cradle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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His hands were cuffed and he was cradling a cardboard box containing his prison lunch.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
Carter spotted a young woman he thought was cradling a baby in the crook of her right arm, but when he approached, he realized she was not holding an infant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
The little girl was cradling a fresh pomegranate and looking at an empty glass bowl that her teacher, Marissa Howser, had set up along with other carefully designed activities children could choose to do.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2019
And on Monday, Calaya was cradling and nursing the baby appropriately, Bastian said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2018
He was cradling one of Mom's tubs of tzatziki in one hand and waving a frying pan in the other.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
