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Fondle definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOND'LE, v.t. To treat with tenderness; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" [syn: caress, fondle]

Merriam Webster's

verb (fondled; fondling) Etymology: frequentative of obsolete fond to fondle Date: 1694 transitive verb 1. obsolete pamper 2. to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly ; caress intransitive verb to show affection or desire by caressing • fondler noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. touch or stroke lovingly; caress. Derivatives: fondler n. Etymology: back-form. f. fondling fondled person (as FOND, -LING(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fondle Fon"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fondled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling.] [From Fond, v.] To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child. Syn: Syn.- See Caress.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(fondles, fondling, fondled) If you fondle someone or something, you touch them gently with a stroking movement, usually in a sexual way. He tried to kiss her and fondle her. VERB: V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Caress, coddle, cosset, blandish, pet. 2. Pet, treat with fondness, indulge, spoil, make much of, make a pet of.

Moby Thesaurus

bear, bosom, care for, caress, cherish, clasp, cling to, clip, cocker, coddle, cosset, cradle, cuddle, cultivate, dandle, dry-nurse, embosom, embrace, entertain, feed, feel up, foster, handle, harbor, have, have and hold, hold, hold on to, hug, keep, knead, lavish care on, love, massage, mother, nestle, nose, nourish, nurse, nurture, nuzzle, pamper, pat, pet, rub, rub against, rub noses, snuggle, spoon-feed, stroke, suckle, sustain, touch, treasure, treasure up, wet-nurse