cradle
verb/ˈkreɪdl/
/ˈkreɪdl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cradle | /ˈkreɪdl/ /ˈkreɪdl/ |
| he / she / it cradles | /ˈkreɪdlz/ /ˈkreɪdlz/ |
| past simple cradled | /ˈkreɪdld/ /ˈkreɪdld/ |
| past participle cradled | /ˈkreɪdld/ /ˈkreɪdld/ |
| -ing form cradling | /ˈkreɪdlɪŋ/ /ˈkreɪdlɪŋ/ |
- cradle somebody/something to hold somebody/something gently in your arms or hands
- The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms.
- She sat with the child cradled against her.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCradle is used with these nouns as the subject:- arm
- baby
- phone
Word OriginOld English cradol, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German Kratte ‘basket’.
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