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verb (used with object)
1.
2.
Obsolete. to treat with fond indulgence.
verb (used without object)
3.
to show fondness, as by manner, words, or caresses.
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Fondle
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Example Sentences
- Tom got two of them and he let me fondle one while he extolled the virtues of the line.
- Around him, his bearded companions shake their heads and fondle their feet.
- Or he may choose to fondle a schoolgirl on a crowded commuter train.
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Word Origin & History
fondle
1690s, "treat with indulgence and affection," frequentative of fond "dote upon" (see fond). Sense of "caress" first recorded 1796. Related: Fondled; fondling (1670s)
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