Crossword clues for cradled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cradled (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cradling (-dl?ng).]
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To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet, as by rocking.
It cradles their fears to sleep.
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To nurse or train in infancy.
He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave the throne to play with beggars.
--Glanvill. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain.
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To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported over the grade.
--Knight.To cradle a picture, to put ribs across the back of a picture, to prevent the panels from warping.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: cradle)
Usage examples of "cradled".
When he had her settled, her head cradled on his shoulder and her legs tangled with his, he stroked the heavy black hair away from her face and she felt the pressure of his mouth on her forehead.
A cold, cruel smile curved his mouth as he gently took the telephone receiver from her nerveless fingers and cradled it on his shoulder.
Pulling her into the strong safety of his arms, he cradled her against him.
He cradled her against his side, tucking her head into the hollow of his shoulder.
His body relaxed, and his heavy weight bore down on her, but she cradled him gladly, her hands still clutching his back.
She had cradled his weight, taken his pounding invasion, returned his fire with her own.
He couldn't remember, ever, any softness or love in his life, but in his early childhood there must have been a loving mother, one who had cradled her infant to her breast and crooned sweet songs to him, because Luis loved women.
She could feel the tension and savage excitement in his powerful body as she cradled him with her legs and arms, her soft depths filled with him.
He cradled her for a time, but now that their skin had cooled, the mist-dampened bed was distinctly uncomfortable.
She took his thrusts, cradled him when a harsh groan tore from his throat and the powerful shudders of completion shook him, and afterward held him as he rested on her body.
She should have protested his heavy weight, but instead she cradled him close, loving the feel of his big body crushing her into the mattress.
His mouth settled over hers just as he said her name, and drowsily she realized that she must have slept, because she hadn't felt him move, but now he was braced on his elbows, her head cradled in his palms.
He cradled her head on his shoulder, his free arm wrapped possessively around her hips to hold her close.
Obediently, she had moved to the side and was sitting against the wall with the blanket once more clutched around her and his rifle cradled in her arms.
Deciding to gamble a little, to risk not being able to make love to her in exchange for keeping her trust, he put his arms around her and cradled her against his chest.