How to pronounce “cradling”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• present participle and gerund of cradle
• [Noun]
• The act by which one cradles a child etc.
• The act of using a cradle (the tool).
• (coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
• (carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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