dandle

to lightly bounce a child on one’s knee or in one’s arms; pamper; pet
Not to be confused with:dangle – suspend loosely and sway to and fro: dangle the wind chimes from the tree branch; to hold out a hope enticingly: dangle the prize in front of the contestant

dan·dle

D0021800 (dăn′dl)tr.v. dan·dled, dan·dling, dan·dles 1. To move (a small child) up and down on the knees or in the arms in a playful way.2. To pamper or pet.n. Narragansett Bay also dandle board See seesaw.

[Origin unknown.]

dan′dler n.

dandle

(ˈdændəl) vb (tr) 1. to move (a young child, etc) up and down (on the knee or in the arms)2. to pet; fondle[C16: of uncertain origin] ˈdandler n

dan•dle

(ˈdæn dl)

v.t. -dled, -dling. 1. to move (as a child) lightly up and down, on one's knee or in one's arms. 2. to pet; pamper. [1520–30; dand- (obscurely akin to the base of French dandiner to dandle, se dandiner to waddle, and related Romance words) + -le] dan′dler, n.

dandle

Past participle: dandled
Gerund: dandling

Imperative
dandle
dandle

Present
I dandle
you dandle
he/she/it dandles
we dandle
you dandle
they dandle

Preterite
I dandled
you dandled
he/she/it dandled
we dandled
you dandled
they dandled

Present Continuous
I am dandling
you are dandling
he/she/it is dandling
we are dandling
you are dandling
they are dandling

Present Perfect
I have dandled
you have dandled
he/she/it has dandled
we have dandled
you have dandled
they have dandled

Past Continuous
I was dandling
you were dandling
he/she/it was dandling
we were dandling
you were dandling
they were dandling

Past Perfect
I had dandled
you had dandled
he/she/it had dandled
we had dandled
you had dandled
they had dandled

Future
I will dandle
you will dandle
he/she/it will dandle
we will dandle
you will dandle
they will dandle

Future Perfect
I will have dandled
you will have dandled
he/she/it will have dandled
we will have dandled
you will have dandled
they will have dandled

Future Continuous
I will be dandling
you will be dandling
he/she/it will be dandling
we will be dandling
you will be dandling
they will be dandling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dandling
you have been dandling
he/she/it has been dandling
we have been dandling
you have been dandling
they have been dandling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dandling
you will have been dandling
he/she/it will have been dandling
we will have been dandling
you will have been dandling
they will have been dandling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dandling
you had been dandling
he/she/it had been dandling
we had been dandling
you had been dandling
they had been dandling

Conditional
I would dandle
you would dandle
he/she/it would dandle
we would dandle
you would dandle
they would dandle

Past Conditional
I would have dandled
you would have dandled
he/she/it would have dandled
we would have dandled
you would have dandled
they would have dandled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dandle - move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's kneesportmanteau, portmanteau word, blend - a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	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"

Translations

dodeliner

dandle

dandle

dan·dle

dandle

dan•dle

dandle

dandle

Words related to dandle

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

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verb pet

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