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Oddling vs Coddling - What's the difference?

oddling | coddling |

As nouns the difference between oddling and coddling

is that oddling is one who odd or eccentric; oddball while coddling is the act of one who coddles or pampers.

As a verb coddling is

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oddling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who odd or eccentric; oddball.
  • *2007 , Michelle Borquez, God Crazy :
    • One of the most influential acts of servanthood my parents displayed would be to invite strangers, or what I would call "oddlings'," to our house for a meal or to stay for a while. And these ' oddlings were people who were the most down and out — the broken, the depressed, the dirty, the lonely, the lost — and they all seemed to enter our house under a cloud of hopelessness.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    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.