cradling

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Audience members, seated in neat rows and cradling cocktails, enthusiastically applaud.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

He is cradling the ball in his left hand and warding off impending tacklers with his right, a striking bronze symbol of a university’s resilience and strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

It can also involve other nurturing touch, such as back stroking or cradling.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of the Strip, Alaa Abu Hihal stands cradling his baby son Mohammed in his arms.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

Moss woke that night in a terrible sweat, his mother cradling him, shushing him and telling him that everything was going to be all right.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro