swaddled
past simple and past participle ofswaddle
swaddle
verb[T]
uk/ˈswɒd.əl/us/ˈswɑː.dəl/towrapababytightlyincloth:
Swaddling ababytightlyinablanketcan be a good way tostopitcrying.
Synonyms
swathe
wrap
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- enclosure
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- siege
- steep
- steepsomething/someoneinsomething
- submersion
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp
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Parenting & caring for children
Examplesofswaddled
swaddled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They have to beswaddledto be held.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The animal wasswaddledin moist cheesecloth and secured to a piece of cork bolted to a rotatable stage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Babies would beswaddledlike this until about 8 or 9 months.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Babies were highly protected and nutured,swaddledon a board, and carried on the back.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There was an association of neglect with swaddling, especially in regard to wetnurses who would leave babies in their careswaddledfor long periods without washing or comforting them.
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