swaddle

[US]/'swɒd(ə)l/
[UK]/'swɑdl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. wrap tightly in cloths; bind
n. a garment in which a baby is wrapped for swaddling
Word Forms
Past Tenseswaddled
Third Person Singularswaddles
Past Participleswaddled
Present Participleswaddling

Phrases & Collocations

swaddle blanket

swaddle technique

Example Sentences

she swaddled the baby tightly.

they have grown up swaddled in consumer technology.

The newborn baby was swaddled in a soft blanket.

Parents often swaddle their infants to help them feel secure.

She gently swaddled the baby in a cloth.

Swaddling can help babies sleep better at night.

The nurse demonstrated how to swaddle the newborn properly.

Some parents find swaddling their babies calming.

Swaddling is a common practice in many cultures.

The swaddle should be snug but not too tight.

New parents often learn how to swaddle from nurses or midwives.

Swaddling can help prevent babies from waking themselves up with their startle reflex.

Real-world Examples

All right, let's try the swaddle again.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

The Hormel bacon folks figured what better scent in which to swaddle your nose.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

How am I going to be a mother? I can't even make a swaddle!

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

These issues do not mean we need to drop swaddling altogether.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation December 2013

Many people probably feel the urge to cuddle it and swaddle it with love.

Source: The Great Science Revelation

No, but you do look like someone who might enjoy a four-handed Balinese seaweed swaddle.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

She spends her days swaddled in cashmere, engaged in light exercise and nourished by organic superfoods.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Cotman is accused of swaddling the investigation and retaliating against those who didn't agree with her.

Source: NPR News August 2013 Compilation

Swaddling some of the world's largest trees like General Sherman and General Grant in structure wrap.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2021 Compilation

He is swaddled in her dead husband's flak jacket.

Source: The Economist Culture

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