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coddle

verb

1 coddle

Treat with excessive indulgence:
— Let's not mollycoddle our students!.

synonyms: baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil.

Roget 902: caress, fondle, pet, dandle; pat, pat on the head, pat on the cheek; chuck under the chin, smile upon, coax, wheedle, cosset, coddle, cocker, ... show more

Dutch: vertroetelen, verwennen

2 coddle

Cook in nearly boiling water.


Moby thesaurus: baby, bake, barbecue, baste, bay, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, care for, caress, cater to, cherish, cocker, cook, cosset, cotton, cradle ... show more.

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