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.
were swaddling
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past progressiveof swaddle.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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Of course it all surged up later, when there were swaddling clothes there to see.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2013
