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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.  |