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- Dictionaryswaddle/ˈswɒdl/
verb
- 1. wrap (someone, especially a baby) in garments or cloth: "she swaddled the baby tightly"
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The meaning of SWADDLE is to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes. How to use swaddle in a sentence.
to wrap a baby tightly in cloth: Swaddling a baby tightly in a blanket can be a good way to stop it crying. Synonyms. swathe. wrap. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing. beleaguer. beleaguered.
Swaddle definition: to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.. See examples of SWADDLE used in a sentence.
1. To wrap, as in cloth: He stood on the sidewalk, swaddled in a blanket. 2. To wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes. 3. To wrap or bind in bandages; swathe. n. A band or cloth used for swaddling.
swaddle in British English. (ˈswɒdəl ) verb (transitive) 1. to wind a bandage round. 2. to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes. 3. to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother.
swaddle. swaddle somebody/something to wrap somebody/something, especially a baby, tightly in clothes or a piece of cloth. Definition of swaddle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 ...
steep something/someone in something. submersion. swamp. See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Parenting & caring for children. (Definition of swaddle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of swaddle. swaddle.
swŏdl. To wrap, as in cloth. He stood on the sidewalk, swaddled in a blanket. To wrap (a newborn baby) in swaddling clothes, a blanket, etc., as to calm it. To bind in or as in bandages; swathe. (archaic) To beat; cudgel. A cloth, bandage, etc. used for swaddling.
swaddle in American English. (ˈswɑdl) (verb -dled, -dling) transitive verb. 1. to bind (an infant, esp. a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes. 2. to wrap (anything) round with bandages. noun.
