1.   These are specially designed to cradle the fish securely in a comfortable position without wiping away a great deal of their protective mucous.

2.   Cradling the fish back to his truck and covering with wet cloths, he sped it back to the waters from which she was taken.

3.   I cradle the fish in my hand under the water and feel it thrash away into the murk.

4.   I cradled the fish, holding it by its flanks, moving it back and forth to revive it as my cohorts answered my alarm.