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encradling

encradling is the present participle and gerund 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 encradling

What is encradling the present participle and gerund of?
Encradling is the present participle and gerund of encradle.

Words near encradling in the dictionary

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

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