coddle


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Synonyms for coddle

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Synonyms for coddle

to treat with indulgence and often overtender care

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Synonyms for coddle

treat with excessive indulgence

cook in nearly boiling water

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Coddle appeared around 1598 meaning "to boil gently" and came from the Latin calidum (hot drink).
Curry was the choice of 10 per cent, putting the spicy Indian dish above some more traditional Irish fare like crubeens (boiled pig's trotters) and coddle (a bacon, sausage and potato dish).
Second, it's a swell way to coddle special interests.
Wala pong katotohanan, pawang kasinungalingan ang mga pinaparatang po nila sa akin na ako diumano ay nakinabang sa droga, diumano tumanggap ng drug money, diumano ay nag coddle o nag-protect ng mga drug suspects.
America has the right idea about prison, make them work and not coddle them.
In the war on drugs, places of worship should not be held sacred if they protect or coddle drug pushers and dealers.
Yes, I coddle the Reds, they are Filipinos after all, Duterte said in a statement posted on social media by former North Cotabato governor Manny Pinol.
There is no single shred of evidence that I coddle criminals, she said in a text message.
There is no single shred of evidence that I coddle criminals, Catamco said in a text message to the Inquirer.
He also reiterated that the MILF did not coddle two known terrorists Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan and Basit Usman.
The only nanny-ish or "compassionate" move the Bush Administration has made is toward partial Medicare coverage of prescription drugs, but that policy coddles the pharmaceutical companies and forces the elderly into an Olympic hoop jump.
The university also coddles its students by offering perks ranging from a new Olympic-size swimming pool and rock climbing courses to satellite classes taught by such well-known public figures as former U.S.
"There is no supporting evidence or independent evidence (aside from the claims of his accusers) that Lastimoso coddles druglords," said Robert Barbers, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order.