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
Kelly Ripa thinks whoever came up with the idea to have her swaddle her adult husband, Mark Consuelos, in a giant blanket (like a sweet widdle baby) needs a quick time-out.
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EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Is there anything more decadent than being swaddled in one of the best cashmere sweaters?
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
Bieber channeled her inner Grace Kelly to celebrate her incoming little one, swaddling her head in a butter-yellow scarf and matching rectangular Jacquemus sunglasses.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 31 July 2024
Video captured by a bystander showed first responders rescuing the baby from the dumpster and appearing to swaddle him in a blanket.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 July 2024
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EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
Is there anything more decadent than being swaddled in one of the best cashmere sweaters?
—Paula Lee, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
Bieber channeled her inner Grace Kelly to celebrate her incoming little one, swaddling her head in a butter-yellow scarf and matching rectangular Jacquemus sunglasses.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 31 July 2024
Video captured by a bystander showed first responders rescuing the baby from the dumpster and appearing to swaddle him in a blanket.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 July 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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