coddle

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To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point
To treat gently or with great care
to treat as a baby or an invalid
{v} to parboil or soften in water
To cook food in water that is just below the boiling point
{f} pamper, treat gently; cook slowly in hot water that is not boiling
treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs"
cook in nearly boiling water; "coddle eggs
Slowly cooking in liquid keeping it just under the boiling point
To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper
To simmer slowly just below the boiling point (usually applies to eggs or fruit)
disapproval To coddle someone means to treat them too kindly or protect them too much. She coddled her youngest son madly. to treat someone in a way that is too kind and gentle and that protects them from pain or difficulty
To parboil, or soften by boiling
baby
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treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment
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past of coddle
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{i} one who pampers; one who prepares food slowly in hot water
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third-person singular of coddle
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Cooking in water kept just below the boiling point
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present participle of coddle
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Coddling is cooking an object just below the boiling point The most common usage of coddling is when cooking eggs--done by cooking them in a pot of water just below a boil, or by pouring boiling water over the eggs and letting them sit for 10 minutes
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Cooking just below the boiling point; such as Coddled Eggs
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