intransitive verb. To handle, stroke, or touch lovingly. synonym: caress.

intransitive verb. To treat with indulgence and solicitude; pamper.

intransitive verb. To show fondness or affection by stroking or touching.

To treat with tender caresses; bestow tokens of love upon; caress: as, to fondle a child.

To show fondness, as by manners, words, or caresses.

transitive verb. To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress.

verb. To touch or stroke lovingly.

verb. To grasp.

verb. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

"He began this episode by saying that no less than 34 books, including the Tafsir of al-Qurtubi and Sahih Muslim, record that Muhammad used to "fondle" - Botros scowled at the screen - "kiss and have sex while fasting, though he forbade others from doing so.""

dandle  pet  

fondler  fondlingly  

stroke  

chuck  dandle  grope  nose  nuzzle  

'bobblefoot'  andmake  back-2-back  closed-door  coathanger  

bear  bosom  care for  cares  caress  

fondled  fondles  fondling