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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



... King known to Mr. Trimble. Then King suggested that they take the cub around back and lodge him for the night in the garage. But Gloria, discovering that she could pat and fondle the little creature, and that he was of friendly disposition, insisted on having him brought into the ...
— The Everlasting Whisper • Jackson Gregory

... she will do nothing before Lunch Time except try on White Shoes and fondle some Hats that are being sacrificed ...
— Ade's Fables • George Ade

... I noticed, with horror and a rising of the hair, that the woman next to Mahomed began to fondle him, patting his cheeks and calling him by names of endearment while her fierce eyes played up and down his trembling form. I do not know why the sight frightened me so, but it did frighten us all dreadfully, especially Leo. The caressing was so snake-like, and so evidently a part of some ghastly ...
— She • H. Rider Haggard

... Batard went forth to rob other dogs of their fish. Also he robbed caches and expressed himself in a thousand rogueries, till he became a terror to all dogs and masters of dogs. Did Leclere beat Batard and fondle Babette—Babette who was not half the worker he was—why, Batard threw her down in the snow and broke her hind leg in his heavy jaws, so that Leclere was forced to shoot her. Likewise, in bloody battles, Batard mastered ...
— The Faith of Men • Jack London

... saw, which I thought unkind of them, considering all the interest they showed in words; for, as I say of all the fine ladies who come here and fondle the infants, what's the use of all the fondling if they never put a sou ...
— The Lost Lady of Lone • E.D.E.N. Southworth


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