Dandle

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  • transitive verb. To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way.
  • transitive verb. To pamper or pet.
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To shake or move up and down in the arms or on the knee, as a nurse tosses or trots an infant; amuse by play.
  • Hence To fondle or make much of; treat as a child; pet; amuse.
  • To play or trifle with; put off with cajolery or trifling excuses; wheedle; cajole.
  • To defer or protract by trifles.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
  • transitive verb. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
  • transitive verb. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To move up and down on one’s knee or in one’s arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
  • verb. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
  • verb. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
  • verb. pet
    • Word Usage
    "And as I recline next to Lillian Hellman, I dandle Miss Kathie's adopted baby on my knee."
    cross-reference
    dander  fondle  pet  
    Form
    dandler  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    caress  displace  fondle  move  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    caress  fondle  jiggle  pet  wheedle  
    verb-form
    dandled  dandles  dandling  
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