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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Unlike Proctor, who continues to be pampered and coddled by the brass for his atrocious misbehavior, Cournoyer was run out of the State Police.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The price per copy is $110,000, but buyers will be getting a highly specialized - and uniquely powerful - motorcycle that can hustle around a racetrack but still coddle the rider on a weekend getaway.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There is so much middle ground between throwing an adult child out and coddling.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
The price per copy is $110,000, but buyers will be getting a highly specialized - and uniquely powerful - motorcycle that can hustle around a racetrack but still coddle the rider on a weekend getaway.
—William Roberson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There is so much middle ground between throwing an adult child out and coddling.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coddle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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