Definitions for dandleˈdæn dl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dan•dleˈdæn dl(v.t.)-dled, -dling.
to move (as a child) lightly up and down, on one's knee or in one's arms.
to pet; pamper.
Origin of dandle:
1520–30; dand- (obscurely akin to the base of F dandiner to dandle, se dandiner to waddle, and related Romance words) + -le
dan′dler(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dandle(verb)
move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
dandle(verb)
pet
"the grandfather dandled the small child"
Wiktionary
dandle(Verb)
To move up and down on oneu2019s knee or in oneu2019s arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
dandle(Verb)
To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
dandle(Verb)
To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
Origin: Compare German dändeln, Old Dutch and Provincial German danten, German tand; Scots dandill.
Webster Dictionary
Dandle(verb)
to move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant
Dandle(verb)
to treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet
Dandle(verb)
to play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle
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