SWADDLING Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

swaddling

verb

present participle of swaddle

as in wrapping

to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc. He swaddled the baby in a blanket.

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Recent Examples of swaddling The twinkling of elaborate Christmas lights swaddling a nearby Louis Vuitton store underscored the point. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 Instead, the convent’s nine bookable guest rooms are more akin to sleeping over at your grandmother’s house, swaddling you in a familiar, matronly feeling of being watched over and cared for from a distance. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026 After seven years of trapping, swaddling, collaring and monitoring them in the Twin Cities, Miller doesn’t think his middle-school self was far off. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Best Swaddle Wrap For a swaddling option that’s secure while leaving some room for convenient variety, this easy swaddle wrap is a handy nursery item. — Devonne Goode, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026 Police said that minutes later, Karschnick is seen swaddling the baby and taking her out of the crib, but the infant continues crying and screaming, and her arm looks limp, per the complaint cited by WBAY. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 The veteran sideline reporter and member of FOX Sports’ A-Team braved the freezing temperature in Philly by swaddling herself in a capacious coat, which drew comparisons to a diverse array of notorious icons of warmth including Cruella De Ville, Jon Snow, emus, mob wives, pimps, and Ric Flair. — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2026

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By wrapping antiquated infrastructure in agentic interfaces, these workers can unlock near-native operational efficiency without a risky, catastrophic core system overhaul.

— Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Grande is also set to play Montreal before wrapping the run with a series of dates in London this August.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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But Sportman said more must be done, including draping the area with a tarp to prevent more water from entering the hole, hastening more erosion.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Bunting arranged this way is appropriate for covering a speaker’s desk, draping the front of a platform or general decoration.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

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