Antonyms for coddling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kod-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒd l

Definition of coddling

Origin : c.1600, "boil gently," probably from caudle "warm drink for invalids" (c.1300), from Anglo-French caudel (c.1300), ultimately from Latin calidium "warm drink, warm wine and water," neuter of calidus "hot," from calere "be warm" (see calorie). Verb meaning "treat tenderly" first recorded 1815 (in Jane Austen's "Emma"). Related: Coddled; coddling.

verb indulge, pamper
verb boil lightly, usually eggs

Example sentences :

Could not all our care and coddling teach thee how to draw it mild?
Extract from : « The Bon Gaultier Ballads » by William Edmonstoune Aytoun

Therefore, Mayo peered toward the blue shore-line, coddling hope.
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

Even the coddling, as time went on, came to be rather enjoyable.
Extract from : « Teddy: Her Book » by Anna Chapin Ray

Coddling is no longer the chief need of the American composer.
Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes

And Brenton has had an infernal amount of coddling lately; there's no denying that.
Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray

It will do for old folks to be coddling themselves, but I want a good time.
Extract from : « What a Young Woman Ought to Know » by Mary Wood-Allen

Thus Fortune had led him to the beginning of old age, coddling and caressing him.
Extract from : « Strong as Death » by Guy de Maupassant

No one interviews the coddling moth to inquire his intentions.
Extract from : « The Secret Life » by Elizabeth Bisland

Not much can be done in the way of coddling pear-trees from cold.
Extract from : « The Pears of New York » by U. P. Hedrick

I don't believe he'll want any coddling or looking after out there.
Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

Synonyms for coddling

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