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• The theory, which came to be known as the swaddling hypothesis, was roundly and rightfully mocked.2020 May 5, Jennifer Wilson, “The Circle”, in The Nation. From the entry swaddling hypothesis
• A slice of Sally Lunn, still warm from its swaddling of serviette, is more to her liking.2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 131. From the entry Sally Lunn
• Popular success, academic failure, were confirmed because of the 'swaddling hypothesis'.1978, W. J. M. Mackenzie, Political Identity, Manchester University Press, →ISBN, page 46. From the entry swaddling hypothesis
• Under the widow's loose hold its sole garment, a towel swaddling it, fell off.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry doll-less
• One is a yellow, omelette-y envelope swaddling a pale Anaheim pepper, the other a dark, stout, battered Poblano.2015 August 13, Linda Stansberry, “Chile vs. Chile”, in North Coast Journal, Eureka, Calif., →ISSN, page 34. From the entry omelette-y
• “I didn’t think I would be a fan of the swaddling, but the swaddling’s pretty amazing,” she says.2012 March 16, “Charlize Theron Says Swaddling’s ‘Pretty Amazing’”, in People Magazine. From the entry amazing
• Beatrice had only one light blanket and a few kikwembe that she used for clothes, swaddling children, and lying on.2011, Jason K Stearns, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, Public Affairs, published 2012, page 37. From the entry kikwembe
• To devour a mitochondrion, a cell first swaddles it in a shroudlike membrane, which is then transported to a lysosome.2009 October 6, Carl Zimmer, “Self-Destructive Behavior in Cells May Hold Key to a Longer Life”, in New York Times. From the entry shroudlike
• A strip of muslin swaddles his privates, fixed by means of pine stickum to his belly and buttocks.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 16. From the entry stickum
• After two years of swaddled invalidism, Mrs.1978, David Galloway, A Family Album, London: John Calder, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry go
• In both cases the infant, wrapped in a cocoon of white swaddling bands over a red undercloth, is juxtaposed with a competing segno.2017, DianaBullen Presciutti, Visual Cultures of Foundling Care in Renaissance Italy. From the entry undercloth
• A patina of dust swaddles the vast array of period chandeliers, dangling like stalactites over French provincial récamiers and Louis XVI inlaid tables.1994, Travel + Leisure, page 50, column 2. From the entry récamier
• The infant's ossature, the thin and brindled bones along whose sulcate facets clove old shreds of flesh and cerements of tattered swaddle.1979, Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, Random House, page 14. From the entry sulcate
• A group of babies wrapped only in the silver swaddler was compared with a group swaddled conventionally–i.e., with a warm dry towel, flannelette, and blanket.1968 March 30, J. D. Baum, J. W. Scopes, “The Silver Swaddler: Device for Preventing Hypothermia in the Newborn”, in The Lancet, volume…. From the entry silver swaddler

Meaning of swaddle

1. verb To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
2. verb To beat; cudgel.
3. noun Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.

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How do you use swaddle in a sentence?

Swaddle is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The baby is awake, trying to escape the swaddle I have imprisoned her in.”

What is a short sentence with swaddle?

“After two years of swaddled invalidism, Mrs.”

What does swaddle mean?

Swaddle means to bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.