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coddlecoddle /ˈkɑdl/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcoddle |
Present | I, you, we, they | coddle | | he, she, it | coddles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | coddled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have coddled | | he, she, it | has coddled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had coddled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will coddle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have coddled |
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Present | I | am coddling | | he, she, it | is coddling | | you, we, they | are coddling | Past | I, he, she, it | was coddling | | you, we, they | were coddling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been coddling | | he, she, it | has been coddling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been coddling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be coddling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been coddling |
to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects him or her from pain or difficulty: He believes society is coddling young criminals. |