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cading

cading is the present participle and gerund of cade.

Meaning of cade

Verb

cade (third-person singular simple present cades, present participle cading, simple past and past participle caded)

  1. To make a pet of; to coddle, pamper, or spoil.
    • Delicacies are thrown away upon a growing youth; they are quite out of place; his appetite does not require pampering, and cading, and coaxing; moreover, a youth who is made to think a great deal of his stomach is sure to grow up an epicure!1874, Pye Henry Chavasse, Counsel to a Mother on the Care and Rearing of her Children, 3rd edition, J.&A. Churchill, →OCLC, page 197

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Questions about cading

What is cading the present participle and gerund of?
Cading is the present participle and gerund of cade.

Words near cading in the dictionary

  1. cadinanolides
  2. cadinene
  3. cadinenes
  4. cadinenyl
  5. cadinenyls
  6. cading
  7. cadinol
  8. cadinols
  9. cadiomyocyte
  10. cadis
  11. Cadishead

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