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Rarecoddling
The correct spelling is coddling.
How to pronounce coddling
verb
Say it like: Cod-dli-ng
The correct spelling is coddling. To treat gently or with great care.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To treat gently or with great care.
- 2.To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.
- 3.To exercise excessive or damaging authority in an attempt to protect. To overprotect.
noun
- 1.The act of one who coddles or pampers.
- 2.A young small cod.
- 3.A hake (cod-related food fish), notably from the genus Urophycis.
- 4.A small, immature apple
- 5.Any of various greenish, elongated English apple varieties, used for cooking
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