Definition of dandle Dandle
dan•dle
We found 10 definitions of dandle from 5 different sources.
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What does dandle mean?
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| dandle - move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| portmanteau word, portmanteau, blend a large travelling bag made of stiff leather | ||
| dandle - pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child" | ||
| caress, fondle touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dandle (v. t.)
To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant. - dandle (v. t.)
To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet. - dandle (v. t.)
To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dandle
dan′dl, v.t. to play with: to fondle or toss in the arms, as a baby. [Prob. Teut.; cf. Ger. tändeln—tand, a toy.]
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🔤- dandle, verb, present, 1st person singular of dandle (infinitive).
- dandle, verb (infinitive).
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