American English pronunciation

How to pronounce cradling

IPA transcription: [k'ɹeɪdəlɪŋ]

Pronunciation variants: [k'ɹeɪdəlɪŋ][k'ɹeɪdlɪŋ]

Hear “cradling” pronounced

[k'ɹeɪdəlɪŋ]

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[k'ɹeɪdəlɪŋ]

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[k'ɹeɪdəlɪŋ]

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Verb

  • hold gently and carefully

    “He cradles the child in his arms”

  • bring up from infancy

  • hold or place in or as if in a cradle

    “He cradled the infant in his arms”

  • cut grain with a cradle scythe

  • wash in a cradle

    “cradle gold”

  • run with the stick