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swaddle
[ swod-l ]
verb (used with object)
swaddled, swaddling.
- to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- to wrap (anything) round with bandages.
noun
- a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
swaddle
/ ˈɒə /
verb
- to wind a bandage round
- to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes
- to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother
noun
- swaddling clothes
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swaddle1
C15: from Old English æٳ swaddling clothes; related to swathian to swathe
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"With Love, Meghan" is like a Calm app episode with a host swaddled in creamy neutral tones.
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Residents still living next to the wrecked and unsafe building were going about their business, walking to the shops or their cars, swaddled against the intense cold.
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People stamped their feet, cradled hands in their armpits, swaddled their faces.
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Toler said she enjoyed her quiet morning swaddling the monkey and was happy it would receive the care it needs at the Oakland Zoo.
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Later that morning she swaddled a second crying child and pushed them over after saying: "I’m actually going to kick him in a minute."
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