Thesaurus: coddle
To parboil, or soften by boiling.
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Definitions
- v. t. To parboil, or soften by boiling.
- v. t. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.
- v. treat with excessive indulgence
- v. cook in nearly boiling water
- 1. To parboil, or soften by boiling. It [the guava fruit] may be coddled. Dampier. 2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. How many of our English princes have been coddled at home by their fond papas and mammas! Thackeray. He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation. Southey.
- v:100 v. cook in nearly boiling water