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fon⋅dle

  [fon-dl] verb, -dled, -dling.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
2. Obsolete. to treat with fond indulgence.
–verb (used without object)
3. to show fondness, as by manner, words, or caresses.
Origin:
1685–95; fond (v.) (deriv. of fond 1 ) + -le

Related forms:
fondler, noun
fon⋅dling⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. cuddle, snuggle, pet, pat, stroke.
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fon·dle   (fŏn'dl)   
v.   fon·dled, fon·dling, fon·dles

v.   tr.
  1. To handle, stroke, or caress lovingly. See Synonyms at caress.
  2. Obsolete To treat with indulgence and solicitude; pamper.
v.   intr.
To show fondness or affection by caressing.

[Frequentative of fond1, to show fondness for (obsolete).]
fon'dler n.
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Fondle

Fon"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fondled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling.] [From Fond, v.] To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

Syn: Syn.- See Caress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : fondle
Spanish: acariciar,
German: liebkosen,
Japanese: 愛撫する
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fondle 
1593 (implied in fondly), "treat with indulgence and affection," freq. of fond "dote upon" (see fond). Sense of "caress" first recorded 1796.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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