swaddle

[ swod-l ]

/ ˈswɒd l /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR swaddle ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), swad·dled, swad·dling.

to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.

to wrap (anything) round with bandages.

noun

a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.

Origin of swaddle

1375–1425; late Middle English, in suadiling (gerund); akin by gradation to Middle English swethel (noun), Old English; see swathe¹, -le

OTHER WORDS FROM swaddle

un·swad·dled, adjectiveun·swad·dling, adjective

Words nearby swaddle

swabber, swabby, Swabia, Swabian, swacked, swaddle, swaddling clothes, swaddy, Swadeshi, Swados, swag

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Example sentences from the Web for swaddle

The English approach is to swaddle any attacks with disarming self-deprecation.
Brit Wits Bash America|Sean Macaulay|February 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The swaddle is a piece of stout cloth about a yard square, to one corner of which is attached a long narrow band.
The Syrian Christ|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany
They take a live man, let us say Sergey Golovin, they swaddle him as a doll and they hang him by the neck until he is dead.
The Seven who were Hanged|Leonid Andreyev
The one thing she would not buy was a sewing machine to make her own swaddle with, as Ilse economically counselled.
The Pastor's Wife|Elizabeth von Arnim

Why don't you swaddle him round with good tight girths, or secure his natural tub with a strong sorb-apple-tree hoop?
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
There would be sad screaming and kicking were I to swaddle mine in stone-work.
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor

British Dictionary definitions for swaddle

swaddle

/ (ˈswɒdəl) /

verb (tr)

to wind a bandage round

to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes

to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother

noun

mainly US swaddling clothes

Word Origin for swaddle

C15: from Old English swæthel swaddling clothes; related to swathian to swathe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	swaddle
释义	swaddle [ swod-l ] / ˈswɒd l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR swaddle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), swad·dled, swad·dling. to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes. to wrap (anything) round with bandages. noun a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging. Origin of swaddle 1375–1425; late Middle English, in suadiling (gerund); akin by gradation to Middle English swethel (noun), Old English; see swathe¹, -le OTHER WORDS FROM swaddle un·swad·dled, adjectiveun·swad·dling, adjective Words nearby swaddle swabber, swabby, Swabia, Swabian, swacked, swaddle, swaddling clothes, swaddy, Swadeshi, Swados, swag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swaddle The English approach is to swaddle any attacks with disarming self-deprecation. Brit Wits Bash America\|Sean Macaulay\|February 17, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The swaddle is a piece of stout cloth about a yard square, to one corner of which is attached a long narrow band. The Syrian Christ\|Abraham Mitrie Rihbany They take a live man, let us say Sergey Golovin, they swaddle him as a doll and they hang him by the neck until he is dead. The Seven who were Hanged\|Leonid Andreyev The one thing she would not buy was a sewing machine to make her own swaddle with, as Ilse economically counselled. The Pastor's Wife\|Elizabeth von Arnim Why don't you swaddle him round with good tight girths, or secure his natural tub with a strong sorb-apple-tree hoop? Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais There would be sad screaming and kicking were I to swaddle mine in stone-work. Imaginary Conversations and Poems\|Walter Savage Landor British Dictionary definitions for swaddle swaddle / (ˈswɒdəl) / verb (tr) to wind a bandage round to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother noun mainly US swaddling clothes Word Origin for swaddle C15: from Old English swæthel swaddling clothes; related to swathian to swathe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to swaddle sheathe, clothe, swathe, wrap, cover, bundle, enwrap, restrict, bind, restrain, bandage
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swaddle

verb (used with object), swad·dled, swad·dling.

noun

Origin of swaddle

OTHER WORDS FROM swaddle

Words nearby swaddle

Example sentences from the Web for swaddle

British Dictionary definitions for swaddle

verb (tr)

noun

Word Origin for swaddle

Words related to swaddle