coddle
verb (used with object)
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper.
were coddling
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past progressiveof coddle.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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While the sisters were coddling her, and protecting her from her own paws, and trying to persuade her that all was for the best, another aged dog wandered vaguely into the room: Spot.
From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
