coddle
verb (used with object)
to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper.
will coddle
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future tenseof coddle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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My child says that, if they object to his behavior, their uncle and aunt will coddle my nephew and punish them.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2021
Laboratory evidence: shrill music played near an egg for about 30 seconds will coddle it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just so long as athletes advertise the college, the administrations will coddle them.
From The Plastic Age by Percy Marks
