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Fondle   /fˈɔndəl/   Listen
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Fondle  v. t.  (past & past part. fondled; pres. part. fondling)  To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
Synonyms: Syn.- See Caress.






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"Fondle" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Goat, the lively babe Put forth his hands and smil'd; The mother blest the grateful act With smiles of sweeter grace, And held him to his guardian nurse, While the delighted child Suffer'd the Goat's soft shaggy lips To fondle o'er ...
— Ballads - Founded On Anecdotes Relating To Animals • William Hayley

... her side, Bracciano began to caress her hands and to fondle her in his arms, and when he noted that she had given herself entirely to his will and pleasure, as an amorous, faithful wife once more, he swiftly reached down for a corda di collo—a horse's halter—which he had placed behind ...
— The Tragedies of the Medici • Edgcumbe Staley

... m'lady, the animal appears to have taken umbrage at a lack of cordiality on the part of the cat. It seems that the hape attempted to fondle the cat, but the latter scratched him; being suspicious,' said Wrench, 'of his bona fides.' He scrutinized the ceiling with a dull eye. 'Whereupon,' he continued, 'he seized her tail and threw her with considerable force. He then removed himself to the sink and ...
— Uneasy Money • P.G. Wodehouse

... colonel!" he went on; "when he comes he will be tired. We don't want any more trout, do we? We have eighteen, all good ones. Suppose we rest and go back all together by the road?" Ruth nodded, smiling to see him fondle the creel full of shining fish, bedded on ...
— In the Quarter • Robert W. Chambers

... a barometer of their mother's moods. So when I had finished and little Maxie slipped up close to me and tactily invited me to fondle him I knew that I had made a favorable impression ...
— The Rise of David Levinsky • Abraham Cahan


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