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Hold Tenderly Crossword Clue

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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

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199%6Exact Match!
226%6 Touch tenderly
326%7Tenderly, in music

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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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
The Guardian Quick11 Sep 2020 Down 12
The Guardian Quick06 Mar 2015 Across 24
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