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present participle and gerund of cradle examples
plural cradlings
The act by which one cradles a child etc. quotations examples
About four thousand cradlings were observed among five mother-infant pairs during the first 15 weeks of each infant's life.
1967, Stuart A. Altmann, Social communication among primates
The act of using a cradle (the tool). examples
(coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped. examples
(carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed. quotations examples
the ceiling of the circular part is deeply panelled, the main ribs forming the core for the cradling
1853, Thomas Tredgold, Elementary Principles of Carpentry