- present participle of swaddle.
swaddling
Example Sentences
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How familiar too is the fact that his little feet have kicked free of his swaddling, revealing 10 bare toes and the underside of one foot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Toler said she enjoyed her quiet morning swaddling the monkey and was happy it would receive the care it needs at the Oakland Zoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
"I pulled him up, I was swaddling him and I walked him up the hill."
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2024
There will be many more: hands grasping river silt, long fingers against the weave of a blanket swaddling a newborn, hands clasped in youthful want.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
He left behind no heir except Messer Giovanni, then only in swaddling clothes.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
