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overcoddling

overcoddling is the present participle and gerund of overcoddle.

Meaning of overcoddle

Verb

overcoddle (third-person singular simple present overcoddles, present participle overcoddling, simple past and past participle overcoddled)

  1. (transitive) To coddle too much; to treat with too much care.
    • If we're anxious adults, it's probably not because we were overcoddled as toddlers, but that a particular gene on chromosome 17 — one that regulates serotonin transmission — is quite different from the one found in folks who are preternaturally laid-back.2007, Bruce Grierson, U-Turn

Questions about overcoddling

What is overcoddling the present participle and gerund of?
Overcoddling is the present participle and gerund of overcoddle.

Words near overcoddling in the dictionary

  1. overcoatless
  2. overcoats
  3. overcoddle
  4. overcoddled
  5. overcoddles
  6. overcoddling
  7. overcode
  8. overcoded
  9. overcodes
  10. overcoding
  11. overcodings

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