dl verb (used with object), dan·dled, dan·dling.
1.
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
2.
to pet; pamper.
Origin:
1520–30; dand- (obscurely akin to the base of French dandiner to dandle, se dandiner to waddle, and related Romance words) + -le
1520–30; dand- (obscurely akin to the base of French dandiner to dandle, se dandiner to waddle, and related Romance words) + -le
Related forms
dan·dler, noun
un·dan·dled, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to move (a young child, etc) up and down (on the knee or in the arms) |
| 2. | to pet; fondle |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'dandler | |
| —n | |
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Dandle
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Word Origin & History
dandle
1530, of unknown origin.
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