What does cradling mean?
Cradling means present participle and gerund of cradle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of cradle.
The woman was cradling the baby in the crook of her arm as she fed it.
About four thousand cradlings were observed among five mother-infant pairs during the first 15 weeks of each infant's life.
the ceiling of the circular part is deeply panelled, the main ribs forming the core for the cradling
Use cradling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cradling means present participle and gerund of cradle.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The woman was cradling the baby in the crook of her arm as she fed it.
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