coddled; coddling
ˈkäd-liŋ 
ˈkä-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
coddled the eggs for the Caesar salad
2
: to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper
accused the court of coddling criminals
colleges that coddle their athletes
Examples of coddle in a Sentence
The judges were accused of coddling criminals.
a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs
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Art historians, architects, engineers and master artisans spent six years restoring a 14th-century royal palace and turning it into the coddling nine-room Riad Fes Maya at the medina’s edge.
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
By contrast, Republicans say, Democrats coddle criminals and disparage police.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
For either short trips to the store or long, leisurely road trips the E 450 is made to coddle you.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
By contrast, Republicans say, Democrats coddle criminals and disparage police.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
For either short trips to the store or long, leisurely road trips the E 450 is made to coddle you.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coddle. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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