- 1coddle somebody (often disapproving) to treat someone with too much care and attention She coddles him like a child. compare mollycoddle
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- 2coddle something to cook eggs in water slightly below boiling point
coddle
verbNAmE//ˈkɑdl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they coddle he / she / it coddles
past simple coddled
-ing form coddling
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