coddled; coddling
ˈkäd-liŋ 
ˈkä-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
coddled the eggs for the Caesar salad
2
: to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : pamper
accused the court of coddling criminals
colleges that coddle their athletes
Examples of coddle in a Sentence
The judges were accused of coddling criminals.
a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs
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The wrecking-ball style is the way King played even at Longview (Texas) High, where his father was the coach, and didn’t coddle or protect his son, as Dickey remembers.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Campbell has accused the SCORE Act of disadvantaging these groups while coddling the NCAA.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Such as especially the case with sneakers, which can be cobbled together from as many as 60 wholly disparate parts, each designed to coddle, protect or perform, from leather uppers to EVA midsoles to the individual metal eyelet through which a cotton or polyester shoelace can be braced and secured.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the film, he’s surrounded by artists and political pundits who consistently coddle his every whim (Chris Rock, Pharrell Williams, Drake and David Letterman, to name a few).
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Campbell has accused the SCORE Act of disadvantaging these groups while coddling the NCAA.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Such as especially the case with sneakers, which can be cobbled together from as many as 60 wholly disparate parts, each designed to coddle, protect or perform, from leather uppers to EVA midsoles to the individual metal eyelet through which a cotton or polyester shoelace can be braced and secured.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Throughout the film, he’s surrounded by artists and political pundits who consistently coddle his every whim (Chris Rock, Pharrell Williams, Drake and David Letterman, to name a few).
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for coddle
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“Coddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coddle. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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