cradling

verb

present participle of cradle
1
as in clinging

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2
as in watching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cradling
  1. clinging
  2. watching
  3. grabbing
  4. nurturing
  5. clasping
  6. cultivating
  7. hugging
  8. attending
Verb
  • Honey, Zingbot does not know Lala then, baby, because there is no clinging.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gammer says the Williston Lake island seems to be intact and clinging to the shoreline—at least for now.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clinging
Verb
  • And Purdy didn’t disappoint the 100,021 fans on hand at Melbourne Cricket Ground or those watching at home.
    — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ramage stopped watching television on September 11 for a while.
    — Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • The burger eventually went viral, grabbing the attention of corporate, which put a stop to it, Eater reported in 2013.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Springshot urged the court to pause Spirit’s data sale until a transparent forensic process establishes that none of the data Google is grabbing is actually owned by third parties.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • The nurturing Moon trines organized Mercury, connecting your everyday routine with a larger career goal.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Establishing and nurturing a robust professional relationship map—comprising sponsors, mentors, allies and followers—enhances professional impact and reputation, both critical to accessing new opportunities.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of nurturing
Verb
  • But if the awards season goes as the streamer plans, a journey that began in Cannes with a rapturous standing ovation, could end with Los Javis clasping some golden statues.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One juror was rubbing his eyes as Sullivan talked, and another was clasping and unclasping his hands in his lap.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clasping
Verb
  • That might mean cultivating large strategic opportunities while simultaneously developing smaller partnerships, strengthening existing customer relationships and creating new channels for inbound demand.
    — Brian Ferdinand, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Allen noted that the gallery has been cultivating museum exhibition opportunities in Busan and other locations.
    — Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cultivating
Verb
  • Other photos included in the post showed Loughlin with friends, hugging a dog and relaxing outdoors.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the brief video, shot at the iconic Plaza Hotel in New York City, Hadid and Kelce were seen hugging and snapping photos together.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hugging
Verb
  • An even more literal family reunion also took place over the weekend, with Ye and ex-wife Kim Kardashian both attending their daughter North West’s first headlining show at the Vic Theatre in Chicago on September 5.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over 6,000 market delegates are attending, up about 1,000 from last year, and hundreds of those are sellers who haven’t attended TIFF in a decade and are flying overseas to be in Toronto.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of attending
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“Cradling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cradling. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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