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coddle
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cod·dle  (kdl)
tr.v. cod·dled, cod·dling, cod·dles
1. To cook in water just below the boiling point: coddle eggs.
2. To treat indulgently; baby. See Synonyms at pamper.

[Possibly alteration of caudle.]

coddler n.

coddle
Verb
[-dling, -dled]
1. to pamper or overprotect
2. to cook (eggs) in water just below boiling point [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.coddle - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
2.coddle - cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

coddle
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coddle
v coddle [ˈkodl]
to treat with great care like an invalid; to pamper She tended to coddle her youngest child. vertroetel يُدَلِّل، يَرْعى глезя rozmazlovat pylre om; forkæle verhätscheln κανακεύω mimar poputama با ملاطفت رفتار کردن؛ در پر قو خواباندن hemmotella dorloter לְפָנֵק खुब लाड़-प्यार करना mazati (el)kényeztet memanjakan hlúa að; dekra við coccolare 甘やかす 소중하게 다루다, 응석받이로 키우다 lepinti lutināt memujuk vertroetelen forkjæle, degge med rozpieszczać paparicar a cocoloşi нянчиться rozmaznávať razvajati maziti skämma bort, dalta med ประคบประหงม üstüne titremek 悉心照料 голубити; пестити حد سے زیادہ ناز برداری کرنا chiều chuộng


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This time, as opposed to 2004, the dirty depiction of Democrats as coddlers of terrorists did not sell.
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