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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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Word Origin & History
dandle
1530, of unknown origin.
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