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fondling¹

  • /ˈfɒndlɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From fond + -ling.

noun fondlings

  1. obsolete A foolish person. Yet were her words and lookes but false and fayned, / To some hid end to make more easie way, / Or to allure such fondlings whom she trayned / Into her trap […].
  2. A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved.

fondling²

  • /ˈfɒnd(ə)lɪŋ/
  • [ˈfɒn.dɫ̩.ɪŋ]

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of fondle

noun fondlings

  1. The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness. amorous fondling

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noun a pet or person

Русскийлюби́мец ljubímec, люби́мица ljubímica

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"fondling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fondling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fondling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fondling

Chicago

"fondling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fondling.

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@misc{fondling_2026,
  title = {fondling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fondling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}