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Dandle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way: "Somebody who was dandled on Queen Victoria's knee must appear an old fogy” ( Edward, Duke of Windsor).

v. To pamper or pet.

n. Narragansett Bay See seesaw. See Regional Note at teeter-totter.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To move up and down on one’s knee or in one’s arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.

v. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.

v. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.

v. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.

v. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.

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.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

v. pet

Word Usage

"And as I recline next to Lillian Hellman, I dandle Miss Kathie's adopted baby on my knee."

Verb Form

dandled dandles dandling

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

displace move fondle caress

Cross Reference

dander pet fondle

Form

dandler

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

fondle pet wheedle jiggle caress