swad|dling clouts — swad|dling clothes, swad|dling bands, or swad|dling clouts «SWOD lihng», 1. a) long, narrow strips of cloth used for wrapping a newborn infant so as to prevent its free movement: »And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in… … Useful english dictionary
swad|dling bands — swad|dling clothes, swad|dling bands, or swad|dling clouts «SWOD lihng», 1. a) long, narrow strips of cloth used for wrapping a newborn infant so as to prevent its free movement: »And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in… … Useful english dictionary
swad|dling clothes — swad|dling clothes, swad|dling bands, or swad|dling clouts «SWOD lihng», 1. a) long, narrow strips of cloth used for wrapping a newborn infant so as to prevent its free movement: »And she brought forth her first born son, and wrapped him in… … Useful english dictionary
blood´cur´dling|ly — blood|cur|dling «BLUHD KUR dlihng», adjective. terrifying; horrible: »a bloodcurdling shriek. He told a bloodcurdling story about a haunted house. –blood´cur´dling|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
blood|cur|dling — «BLUHD KUR dlihng», adjective. terrifying; horrible: »a bloodcurdling shriek. He told a bloodcurdling story about a haunted house. –blood´cur´dling|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
daw´dling|ly — daw|dling «D dlihng», adjective. sauntering; idling. –daw´dling|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
daw|dling — «D dlihng», adjective. sauntering; idling. –daw´dling|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
mid´dling|ly — mid|dling «MIHD lihng», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. medium in size, quality, grade, or other characteristic; ordinary; average: »the abundant consumption of middling literature (Matthew Arnold). 2. mediocre; second rate. –adv. Informal or… … Useful english dictionary
mid|dling — «MIHD lihng», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. medium in size, quality, grade, or other characteristic; ordinary; average: »the abundant consumption of middling literature (Matthew Arnold). 2. mediocre; second rate. –adv. Informal or Dialect … Useful english dictionary
rid´dling|ly — rid|dling «RIHD lihng», adjective. presenting a riddle or riddles; enigmatic; puzzling; mysterious: »He [Merlin] laugh d…and answer d me In riddling triplets (Tennyson). –rid´dling|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary