fondle
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈfɒndəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒndəl
Verb[edit]
fondle (third-person singular simple present fondles, present participle fondling, simple past and past participle fondled)
- To touch or stroke lovingly.
- Synonyms: dandle, pet, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
- Mothers fondle their babies.
- To grasp.
- Synonyms: clutch, grab, nim; see also Thesaurus:grasp
- The lovers fondled each other.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to fondle
|
References[edit]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fondle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Noun[edit]
fondle (plural fondles)
- A caress.
- I gave the sleeping dog's ears a fondle as I walked past.