as in to wrap
to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc.
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
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Recent Examples of swaddle
But what intrigues me the most is that unlike most superyachts that can only accommodate 12 guests per charter, Renaissance has been designed to swaddle 36 guests in superyacht luxury.
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Bill Springer, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Parents can greatly benefit from having several different baby blankets to swaddle their little one in.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
My biggest quandary is whether to order it as a plate, which comes with small flour tortillas, a plate of creamy refried beans and an all-access pass to the salsa bar, or swaddled in a giant, chewy flour tortilla as a burrito.
—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
To ease the dogs’ anxieties, there were pheromone mists and swaddling ThunderShirts and even a soothing bone broth.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bill Springer, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Parents can greatly benefit from having several different baby blankets to swaddle their little one in.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
My biggest quandary is whether to order it as a plate, which comes with small flour tortillas, a plate of creamy refried beans and an all-access pass to the salsa bar, or swaddled in a giant, chewy flour tortilla as a burrito.
—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
To ease the dogs’ anxieties, there were pheromone mists and swaddling ThunderShirts and even a soothing bone broth.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for swaddle
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“Swaddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaddle. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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