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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
swaddle .
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Examples
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Being swaddled is so tight, you can give up control and find it comfortable.
Too Much/Too Little kittenpie 2009
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Being swaddled is so tight, you can give up control and find it comfortable.
Archive 2009-04-01 kittenpie 2009
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When he emerged from the womb into the world of time, with the assistance of a midwife, an infant of the sixteenth century was washed and then "swaddled" by being wrapped tightly in soft cloth.
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When the plants are sunk, I sit on moon-licked grass, swaddled in the earth's loamy must and the flutter of moths, the night noises louder than my howl.
Wolves and Butterflies Linda Simoni-Wastila 2010
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As 2010 hits the bottle and bids adieu, 2011 enters fresh and swaddled and innocent, its baby bottle of expectations as blindingly bright as Ryan Seacrest's bleached smile.
NEW YEAR'S DAIS: 6 Swell Cartoons for Ringing in 2011 Michael Cavna 2011
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From then on she was swaddled in nothing but Mr. Golub's enterprising paintbrushes and her winning personality.
All for the Sake of Art Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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Burton had failed to buy enough trading goods or to hire enough porters to carry their gear, which included tents, camp beds, chairs, food, cigars, books and a table—not to mention their scientific instruments, which were so fragile they needed to be swaddled.
To the Source Judith Flanders 2011
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They will return refreshed from days spent in the mountain air and evenings swaddled in thick cashmere throws in front of roaring fireplaces.
Taking Chalet Chic to the City Helen Kirwan-Taylor 2011
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IN PORT-AU-PRINCE In the days after the earth shook and the government collapsed, the municipal nursing home here became one of the most desperate sights in Haiti, as old people lay swaddled in dirty sheets, huddled in cramped tents, begging visitors for water.
NGOs in Haiti face new questions about effectiveness William Booth 2011
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IN PORT-AU-PRINCE In the days after the earth shook and the government collapsed, the municipal nursing home here became one of the most desperate sights in Haiti, as old people lay swaddled in dirty sheets, huddled in cramped tents, begging visitors for water.
NGOs in Haiti face new questions about effectiveness William Booth 2011
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