cradling
Definitions
Verb
- Hold gently and carefully
- Bring up from infancy
- Hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- Cut grain with a cradle scythe
- Wash in a cradle
- Run with the stick
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "cradling".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "cradling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reading | 2 | 141 |
| 2 | trading | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | crawling | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | railing | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | raiding | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | curling | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | craving | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | crusading | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | crackling | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | grading | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | stradling | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | spradling | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | scaling | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | ridling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | rawling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rawding | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | ladling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | crating | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | cording | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | carling | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "cradling".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 104
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
The story behind the viral photo of man cradling baby that's been shared around the world
Oct 31, 2018 ABC13 Houston
Oct 31, 2018 ABC13 Houston
Indiana man seen dancing in roadway while cradling rare turtle arrested for meth possession
May 20, 2026 New York Post
May 20, 2026 New York Post
Usher and Lauren Halsey on Cradling History, Workout Regimens, and Going for Your Funk
Aug 25, 2026 Cultured Mag
Aug 25, 2026 Cultured Mag
Perspective | I learned to heal my sadness by cradling dying chickens
Apr 30, 2024 The Washington Post
Apr 30, 2024 The Washington Post
Traditions of baby cradling and singing lullabies (Iran (Islamic Republic of), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan)
Feb 3, 2026 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Feb 3, 2026 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

