- 1. v. t. To parboil, or soften by boiling. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper. Source: opted
- 3. v. treat with excessive indulgence Source: wordnet
- 4. v. cook in nearly boiling water Source: wordnet
- 5. 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. Source: webster
- 6. v:100 v. cook in nearly boiling water Source: ecdict
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