Past tense of cradle
regular verb
The past tense of cradle is cradled. The past participle is also cradled.
Forms of cradle
| Base form (V1) | cradle /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cradled |
| Past participle (V3) | cradled |
| Present participle | cradling |
| Third person singular | cradles |
Cradled in a sentence
- Like so many others with blisterless cradled feet, I get it.2023 July 10, Flora Gill, “The joy of ‘ugly’ Birkenstocks”, in The Spectator. From the entry blisterless
- His dreams were all cradled in the heart of Jesus.2023, David R. Denny, Meditations from the Classics: Ancient Voices for Modern Listeners, Collective Ink, page 157. From the entry humblebrag
- Cradled in the arms of Night, the gleam of moon and candlelight bring images alive from days gone by.2013, Will Moody, Candlelight Reflections, page 65. From the entry candlelight
- At a reception counter a plump woman sat on a stool, her head cradled on her folded arms, fast asleep.2009, Eliot Pattison, “Chapter Seven”, in The Lord of Death, New York: Soho Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 113. From the entry Tingri
- Gilly cradled her daughter close, even when the baby let out a “meep” of protest before getting back to the business of nursing.2013, Megan Hart, Precious and Fragile Things, page 407. From the entry meep
Meaning of cradle
- noun A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- noun The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
- noun Infancy, or very early life.
Questions about the past tense of cradle
- What is the past tense of cradle?
- The past tense of cradle is cradled.
- What is the past participle of cradle?
- The past participle of cradle is cradled.
- Is cradle a regular or irregular verb?
- Cradle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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