swaddle
verb
swad·dle
| \ ˈswä-dᵊl
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swaddled;
swaddling\ ˈswäd-liŋ
, ˈswä-dᵊl-iŋ \
, ˈswä-dᵊl-iŋ \
Definition of swaddle
Examples of swaddle in a Sentence
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
Recent Examples on the Web
On a recent visit to the Wing Soho, the place looked like a college dorm during exam week, with some members sitting cross-legged in arm chairs, laptops open, their laps swaddled in blankets. — New York Times, "Do Americans Need Air-Conditioning?," 3 July 2019 The thesis, bound by two clips and swaddled in an open-knit baby blanket, is held by Curtis in the photos. — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, "Ph.D. candidate's maternity-style photo shoot with thesis goes viral," 5 June 2019 Kate Middleton and Prince William then carried on this tradition with the next generation, swaddling all three of their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, in a darling blanket from the same brand. — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, "What Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Baby Wore for His Debut," 8 May 2019 And even for distant ice giants swaddled in methane gas, summer means storms. — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, "Hubble Observes Ice Giant Vortexes and Polar Storms on Neptune and Uranus," 9 Feb. 2019 But now cities are taking the plunge, courting new development and swaddling long stretches of pavement with dense housing. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "East Bay cities look to reinvent and reinvigorate aging, car-oriented corridors," 27 July 2019 Just days after his private christening, the little royal was seen swaddled in his mother's arms as his dad played against uncle Prince William on the field. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Archie Share a Sweet Family Moment at a Polo Match," 10 July 2019 Delta banned straws, turned to compostable stir sticks, and stopped swaddling its utensils and amenity kits in plastic. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Vox, "The best $3,000 I ever spent: training for my unruly dog," 9 July 2019 Nurses had wrapped the tiny body in swaddling blankets anyway. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Speaking for baby Rose: How a Baltimore detective found his purpose investigating child abuse," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swaddle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for swaddle
swaddle
verb
English Language Learners Definition of swaddle
: to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc.
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