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Cuddling vs Coddling - What's the difference?

cuddling | coddling |

As verbs the difference between cuddling and coddling

is that cuddling is present participle of lang=en while coddling is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between cuddling and coddling

is that cuddling is the act of giving a cuddle while coddling is the act of one who coddles or pampers.

cuddling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a cuddle.
  • * 1919 , Lucy Montgomery, Rainbow Valley (page 28)
    • Una envied all children their mothers. She had been only six when her mother died, but she had some very precious memories, treasured in her soul like jewels, of twilight cuddlings and morning frolics

    coddling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who coddles or pampers.
  • * 1871 , Kate Neely Hill Festetits, Actions speak louder than words
    • It was associated, to them, with vague sweet memories of loving nestlings in mother's arms, of soft warm coddlings before the fire, of slow rocking to and fro in the little, low, flag chair, and gradual droppings off to sleep
  • (type of apple)
  • * 1791 , Mrs. Frazer, The Practice of Cookery, Pastry, Pickling, Preserving, &c
    • Take the large coddlings , or any other hard green apple, newly pulled; cut them in quarters, and cut out the core
  • * 2006 , Michael Moorcock, The Vengeance of Rome
    • Afterwards, when we had all pulled crackers and donned fancy hats and paper masks, we were served with our choice of plum puddings or hot coddlings , mince pies or pumpkin tart.