Fondle
['fɒnd(ə)l] or ['fɑndl]
Definition
(v.) To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Caress, pet, coddle, cosset, treat with fondness, make much of, make a pet of.
Typist: Ted
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Dandle, pet, caress
ANT:Tease, worry, annoy, chafe, irritate, ruffle
Typist: Zamenhof
Examples
- Something to tame first, and teach afterwards; to break in, and then to fondle. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They looked at the shy deer, and Hermione talked to the stag, as if he too were a boy she wanted to wheedle and fondle. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- My own Betsey (fondling her), _you_ have not the luck of such a good godmother. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Do I never read in the newspapers,' said the dame, fondling the child--'God help me and the like of me! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She would have felt annoyed had he fondled a kitten in her presence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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