| 单词 | swaddle |
| 释义 | swaddle (once / 7787 pages) v When you swaddle a baby, you wrap her in a blanket. Parents often swaddle a crying newborn to soothe and comfort her. You can swaddle anything, if you wrap it snugly in a cloth — a child might attempt to swaddle his kitten, or his toy truck — but the verb is used most often to describe the technique of calming a baby with a tightly wrapped blanket. The word swaddle has been in use since the 1300's, and it was probably a form of the Old English swaþian, related to the word swathe, which has a similar meaning to swaddle. WORD FAMILYswaddle: swaddled, swaddles, swaddling USAGE EXAMPLESThey set up photos of a swaddled Connor around the bassinet and placed stuffed animals on the bedside table. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Did they want me to also renounce all earthly possessions and swaddle myself in rough linens? Salon(Dec 24, 2016) Here she presents them on paper plates, still steaming, their corn-husk swaddling damp. New York Times(Dec 09, 2016) v wrap in swaddling clothes swaddled the infant Syn|Hyper swathe bind make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope |
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