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| 3 | 32% | 9 | Gently unravel line, gently cutting top | |
Hold Gently And Protectively Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 139 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
CRADLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CRADLE
Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "CRADLE" which means:
- noun
- • A baby bed with sides and rockers
- • Where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- • Birth of a person
- • A trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold verb
- • Hold gently and carefully
- • Bring up from infancy
- • Hold or place in or as if in a cradle
- • Cut grain with a cradle scythe
- • Wash in a cradle
- • Run with the stick
An example sentence would be:
- • "She gently rocked the baby in the cradle."
- • "The mother sang a lullaby as she held her newborn in the cradle."
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