swaddle

verb

swad·dle ˈswä-dᵊl How to pronounce swaddle (audio)

swaddled; swaddling ˈswäd-liŋ How to pronounce swaddle (audio)

ˈswä-dᵊl-iŋ

transitive verb

: to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes

: envelop, swathe

legs swaddled in bandages

: restrain, restrict

marriage … swaddled him in a domesticity he came to loathe

Nina Auerbach

Example Sentences

He swaddled the baby in a blanket.

Recent Examples on the Web Just by name alone, who wouldn't be interested—and who wouldn't want to swaddle themselves in one for a day of comfort?

Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2022 Neither her nor Morgan appears to know how to properly swaddle the poor kid, let alone rock or shush it to sleep.

Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The Baby-Sitters Club is here to swaddle you in nostalgia (and help keep your offspring occupied).

Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 Sally Hansen Hydrating Foot Mask comes with two paper socks that swaddle dry feet in a cozy blend of vitamin E, macadamia oil, and shea butter.

Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2021 Who can resist a character who gallantly proffers her Hermès silk scarf to swaddle a newborn?

Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2021 Gill likes to make the sabzi for her daughters and swaddle it inside warm pita, or another tender bread, to make thick, satisfying wraps.

New York Times, 26 May 2021 Odfjell Vineyards, Orzada Carignan, Maule, 2018, $22 Concentrated black fruits swaddle the brooding feral, heart of this earthy Carignan.

Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Part of that is having a fantastic costume team ready with robes and hot water bottles and standing by to swaddle them in between.

Jean Bentley, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English swadelen, swathelen, probably alteration of swedelen, swethelen, from swethel swaddling band, from Old English; akin to Old English swathian to swathe

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	swaddling
释义	swaddle verb swad·dle ˈswä-dᵊl swaddled; swaddling ˈswäd-liŋ ˈswä-dᵊl-iŋ transitive verb 1 a : to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes b : envelop, swathe legs swaddled in bandages 2 : restrain, restrict marriage … swaddled him in a domesticity he came to loathe Nina Auerbach Example Sentences He swaddled the baby in a blanket. Recent Examples on the Web Just by name alone, who wouldn't be interested—and who wouldn't want to swaddle themselves in one for a day of comfort? Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2022 Neither her nor Morgan appears to know how to properly swaddle the poor kid, let alone rock or shush it to sleep. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The Baby-Sitters Club is here to swaddle you in nostalgia (and help keep your offspring occupied). Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 Sally Hansen Hydrating Foot Mask comes with two paper socks that swaddle dry feet in a cozy blend of vitamin E, macadamia oil, and shea butter. Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2021 Who can resist a character who gallantly proffers her Hermès silk scarf to swaddle a newborn? Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2021 Gill likes to make the sabzi for her daughters and swaddle it inside warm pita, or another tender bread, to make thick, satisfying wraps. New York Times, 26 May 2021 Odfjell Vineyards, Orzada Carignan, Maule, 2018, $22 Concentrated black fruits swaddle the brooding feral, heart of this earthy Carignan. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Part of that is having a fantastic costume team ready with robes and hot water bottles and standing by to swaddle them in between. Jean Bentley, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English swadelen, swathelen, probably alteration of swedelen, swethelen, from swethel swaddling band, from Old English; akin to Old English swathian to swathe First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a swaddling verb present participle of swaddle as in wrapping to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc. He swaddled the baby in a blanket. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wrapping draping clothing swathing huddling gowning enrobing costuming robing toileting dressing garbing attiring garmenting cloaking enswathing jacketing happing appareling mantling arraying vesturing frocking suiting furnishing bedecking habiting tailoring getting up apparelling caparisoning dressing up investing doing up togging (up or out) vesting uniforming outfitting habilitating underdressing equipping decking (out) rigging (out) accoutering dressing down accoutring bedighting Antonyms & Near Antonyms uncovering denuding divesting stripping unveiling undressing disrobing undraping unclothing untrussing disarraying See More
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