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
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
Brittan Collett, a public relations manager from Tampa, Fla., was cradling her 5-month-old daughter, Sienna, just feet from the elder Bush’s coffin, when George W. Bush happened by.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
And on Monday, Calaya was cradling and nursing the baby appropriately, Bastian said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2018
Mom was cradling a bundle in her arms and giggling sort of guiltily, like she’d stolen a candy bar from a dime store.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
