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swaddle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'swaddle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Swaddle [ n.]
- Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band.
2 . Swaddle [ v. t.]
- To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby.
- To beat; to cudgel.

Meaning of 'swaddle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . swaddle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- wrap in swaddling clothes
Example in sentence:
  • swaddled the infant