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overcoddle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-cod-dle
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To coddle too much; to treat with too much care.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + coddle.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overcoddles (present, singular) overcoddling (participle, present) overcoddled (participle, past) overcoddled (past)

Questions

What does overcoddle mean?
To coddle too much; to treat with too much care.
Where does overcoddle come from?
From over- + coddle.

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