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swad·dle

S0929500 (swŏd′l)tr.v. swad·dled, swad·dling, swad·dles 1. To wrap, as in cloth: He stood on the sidewalk, swaddled in a blanket.2. To wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes.3. To wrap or bind in bandages; swathe.n. A band or cloth used for swaddling.

[Middle English swadlen, probably back-formation from swadling (band), swaddling (cloth), or swathelbonde, both from *swathelen, probably frequentative of Old English swathian, to swathe.]

swaddle

(ˈswɒdəl) vb (tr) 1. (Medicine) to wind a bandage round2. (Clothing & Fashion) to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes3. to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smothern (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly US swaddling clothes[C15: from Old English swæthel swaddling clothes; related to swathian to swathe]

swad•dle

(ˈswɒd l)

v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t. 1. to bind (a newborn infant) with swaddling clothes to prevent free movement. 2. to wrap (anything) round with bandages. n. 3. a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling. [1375–1425; late Middle English, in suadiling (ger.); akin by gradation to Middle English swethel (n.), Old English; see swathe¹, -le]

swaddle

Past participle: swaddled
Gerund: swaddling

Imperative
swaddle
swaddle

Present
I swaddle
you swaddle
he/she/it swaddles
we swaddle
you swaddle
they swaddle

Preterite
I swaddled
you swaddled
he/she/it swaddled
we swaddled
you swaddled
they swaddled

Present Continuous
I am swaddling
you are swaddling
he/she/it is swaddling
we are swaddling
you are swaddling
they are swaddling

Present Perfect
I have swaddled
you have swaddled
he/she/it has swaddled
we have swaddled
you have swaddled
they have swaddled

Past Continuous
I was swaddling
you were swaddling
he/she/it was swaddling
we were swaddling
you were swaddling
they were swaddling

Past Perfect
I had swaddled
you had swaddled
he/she/it had swaddled
we had swaddled
you had swaddled
they had swaddled

Future
I will swaddle
you will swaddle
he/she/it will swaddle
we will swaddle
you will swaddle
they will swaddle

Future Perfect
I will have swaddled
you will have swaddled
he/she/it will have swaddled
we will have swaddled
you will have swaddled
they will have swaddled

Future Continuous
I will be swaddling
you will be swaddling
he/she/it will be swaddling
we will be swaddling
you will be swaddling
they will be swaddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swaddling
you have been swaddling
he/she/it has been swaddling
we have been swaddling
you have been swaddling
they have been swaddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swaddling
you will have been swaddling
he/she/it will have been swaddling
we will have been swaddling
you will have been swaddling
they will have been swaddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swaddling
you had been swaddling
he/she/it had been swaddling
we had been swaddling
you had been swaddling
they had been swaddling

Conditional
I would swaddle
you would swaddle
he/she/it would swaddle
we would swaddle
you would swaddle
they would swaddle

Past Conditional
I would have swaddled
you would have swaddled
he/she/it would have swaddled
we would have swaddled
you would have swaddled
they would have swaddled

Thesaurus

Verb

swaddle - wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant"swathebind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"

swaddle

verbTo cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages:enfold, envelop, enwrap, infold, invest, roll, swathe, wrap, wrap up.

Translations

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Synonyms for swaddle

verb to cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages

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Synonyms for swaddle

verb wrap in swaddling clothes

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