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DANDLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pet

Example:

the grandfather dandled the small child

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "dandle" is one way to...):

caress; fondle (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "dandle" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Domain usage:

blend; portmanteau; portmanteau word (a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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