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Coddle synonyms
kŏd'l
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simmer
(Intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
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  1. (Intransitive) To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  2. To be filled with pent-up emotion:
  3. To remain at or just below the boiling point, usually forming tiny bubbles with a low, murmuring sound
poach
To sink into soft or wet earth when walking
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  1. To sink into soft or wet earth when walking
  2. To cook something in simmering water
  3. To cook (fish, an egg without its shell, etc.) in water or other liquid near boiling point, or in a small receptacle placed over boiling water
steam
To treat with, or expose to the action of, steam; cook, soften, remove, open, etc. by using steam
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  1. To treat with, or expose to the action of, steam; cook, soften, remove, open, etc. by using steam
  2. To expose to steam, as in cooking.
  3. To generate steam
indulge
To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
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  1. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
  2. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
  3. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
cosset
To pamper.
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  1. To pamper.
  2. To treat like a pet; to overly indulge
  3. To show excessive care or concern in dealing with or caring for (someone); coddle; pamper
favor
To believe to be most likely to succeed:
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  1. To believe to be most likely to succeed:
  2. To use gently; spare
  3. To look like; resemble in facial features
baby
(Informal) To handle with great care
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  1. (Informal) To handle with great care
  2. To treat like a baby; pamper; coddle
baby
(Informal) To handle with great care
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  1. (Informal) To handle with great care
  2. To treat like a baby; pamper; coddle
cater
To provide food service for:
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  1. To provide food service for:
  2. To take special pains in seeking to gratify another's needs or desires
  3. (Often with to) To provide things to satisfy a person or a need, to serve.
cosset
To pamper.
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  1. To pamper.
  2. To treat like a pet; to overly indulge
  3. To show excessive care or concern in dealing with or caring for (someone); coddle; pamper
indulge
To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
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  1. To yield to the desires or whims of (someone), often excessively:
  2. To yield to or satisfy (a desire); give oneself up to
  3. To give way to one's own desires; indulge oneself (in something)
mollycoddle
To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
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  1. To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
  2. To pamper; coddle
overindulge
To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess:
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  1. To indulge (a desire, craving, or habit) to excess:
  2. To indulge in something to excess.
  3. To indulge (a person) excessively:
pamper
(Archaic) To indulge with rich food; glut.
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  1. (Archaic) To indulge with rich food; glut.
  2. To give in to; gratify:
  3. To be overindulgent with; give in easily to the wishes of; coddle
spoil
To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
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  1. To be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
  2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
  3. To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
treat well (related)
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    Find another word for coddle. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for coddle, like: simmer, poach, steam, indulge, cosset, favor, baby, cook, pamper, baby and cater.

    Sentence Examples

    • To molly coddle someone or some pet is to really fuss over them; to over indulge them.

    • You can watch the birds cozy up with their eggs or coddle their newly hatched chicks.

    • Winemakers must coddle and care for the grape in hopes that the wine it produces will be among the best.

    • Luangpor looked after us but he did n't coddle us, and as much as possible left us to find out for ourselves.

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