| 单词 | coddling | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcoddling   ˈcoddling  n. ΚΠ 1669    W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 182  				Unripe Berries, Apples, Apricocks, &c. are by Coddling or Baking suddenly dulcified. 1854    H. D. Thoreau Walden 256  				I collected a small store of wild apples for coddling. 2006    Restaurants & Institutions 		(Nexis)	 1 Oct. 13  				Psaltis gently cooks a jar of creamed spinach and raw egg in a water bath. ‘It's a cross between poaching and coddling,’ Psaltis says. ˈcoddling   ˈcoddling  n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > 			[noun]		 > indulging, petting, or pampering > treating as invalid or nursing overmuch coddling1821 1821    Cobbett's Weekly Reg. 4 Aug. 195  				If he carry his ideas further than these, and want a little coddling up. 1824    M. R. Mitford Our Village 		(1863)	 I. 13  				Nothing worse for children than coddling. 1931    F. Neumann in  E. B. Reuter  & J. R. Runner Family xi. 331  				Some [children], of course, because of the absence of coddling and overprotectiveness so far absent in their homes, have developed a degree of independence. 2019    Independent 		(Nexis)	 18 Aug. 27  				University students are adults who shouldn't need coddling. < as lemmas | 
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