Associations to the word «Cradling»

Wiktionary

CRADLING, verb. Present participle of cradle
CRADLING, noun. The act by which one cradles a child etc.
CRADLING, noun. The act of using a cradle (the tool).
CRADLING, noun. (coopering) The cutting of a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterwards united and rehooped.
CRADLING, noun. (carpentry) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke