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    cod·dle
    /ˈkäd(ə)l/

    verb

    • 1. treat in an indulgent or overprotective way: "I was coddled and cosseted"
    • 2. cook (an egg) in water below boiling point: "you may have your eggs scrambled, poached, coddled, or boiled"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › coddleCoddle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CODDLE is to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point. How to use coddle in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCODDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to protect someone or something too much: The steel industry is coddled by trade protection and massive subsidies. Synonyms. baby informal often disapproving. cosset. indulge. mollycoddle informal mainly disapproving. pamper. spoil. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › coddleCODDLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Coddle definition: to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper. See examples of CODDLE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › coddleCoddle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Coddle is an old word. Originally, it meant to cook gently in water that is near boiling, as in coddling an egg. It most likely gained its association with pampering and taking care of someone via a drink made for invalids that was prepared by coddling.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCODDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much. [disapproval] She coddled her youngest son madly. [VERB noun] The warders' union has been denouncing the government for coddling prisoners. [VERB noun] Synonyms: pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset More Synonyms of coddle. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCODDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CODDLE meaning: 1. to cook food, especially eggs, in water just below boiling temperature: 2. to protect someone…. Learn more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › coddleCoddle - definition of coddle by The Free Dictionary

    1. to treat tenderly or indulgently; pamper. 2. to cook (eggs, fruit, etc.) in water just below the boiling point. [1590–1600; variant of caudle caudle] cod′dler, n.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › coddleCoddle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To treat (someone) with more care or concern than is required or regarded as appropriate; be overindulgent toward; cosset; pamper. Webster's New World. To treat indulgently; baby. American Heritage. To treat gently or with great care. Wiktionary. To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect. Wiktionary.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcoddle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of coddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › coddlecoddle | meaning of coddle in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    coddle meaning, definition, what is coddle: to treat someone in a way that is too ki...: Learn more.