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v. To handle, stroke, or caress lovingly. See Synonyms at caress.

v. Obsolete To treat with indulgence and solicitude; pamper.

verb-intransitive. To show fondness or affection by caressing.

v. To touch or stroke lovingly.

v. To grasp.

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

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.

v. 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.""

fondled    fondles    fondling   

stroke   

pet    dandle   

pat    tickle    nuzzle    chuck    pet    grope    paw    nose    dandle   

fondler    fondlingly   

syn    caress    cares   

raddle    lambkin    'bobblefoot'    back-2-back    insidea    cuddle    question-and-answer    make-out    moppet    duringa