Dandle
['dænd(ə)l] or ['dændl]
Definition
(verb.) pet; 'the grandfather dandled the small child'.
(verb.) move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees.
Edited by Clifford--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
(v. t.) To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
(v. t.) To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Dance, toss up and down.[2]. Fondle, caress, pet, amuse with trifles, play with.
Typist: Toni
Definition
v.t. to play with: to fondle or toss in the arms as a baby.
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Examples
- The old troopers were glad to recognize their ancient officer and dandle the little colonel. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Then out came my poor young master, whom I had dandled on my knee, and confessed it all to me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- And this, said he, dandling my hands up and down in his, as he puffed at his pipe,--and this is the gentleman what I made! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The man sat down with him, dandling him on his knee as tenderly as any woman; the two little girls took their places one on each side. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Donnie