fondle
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fondle
- /ˈfɒndəl/
Rhymes with -ɒndəl
Where it comes from
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English fond
Proto-Germanic *-lōną
Old English -lian
Middle English -len
English -le
English fondle
From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
verb fondles · fondling · fondled
- To touch or stroke lovingly. Mothers fondle their babies.
- To grasp. The lovers fondled each other.
Similar: canoodle, caress, chuckle, coax, cosset, dally, dandle, dawt, faddle, feel up, fond, fondle
noun fondles
- A caress. I gave the sleeping dog's ears a fondle as I walked past.
