"coddle" meaning in English

See coddle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒdəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coddle.wav [UK] Forms: coddle [canonical], coddles [third-person, singular], coddled [past], coddled [past, participle], coddling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|coddl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you coddle something or someone, you treat it gently or with great care.
    Sense id: simple-coddle-en-verb-jG-eYO8l
  2. If you coddle something, you cook it slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
    Sense id: simple-coddle-en-verb-PDuQMDZ3
     
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