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encradles

encradles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encradle.

Meaning of encradle

Verb

encradle (third-person singular simple present encradles, present participle encradling, simple past and past participle encradled)

  1. (transitive) To lay in a cradle, or as in a cradle.
    • Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.1596, Edmund Spenser, A Hymne of Heavenly Love

Questions about encradles

What is encradles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Encradles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of encradle.

Words near encradles in the dictionary

  1. encowled
  2. encowling
  3. encowls
  4. encradle
  5. encradled
  6. encradles
  7. encradling
  8. encranial
  9. encratic
  10. encraties
  11. Encratism

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