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dandle(dictionary)

dandle (iou)



dandle verb. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
verb trans. Move (a child etc.) lightly up and down in the arms or on the knee; gen. move lightly up and down. M16.
S. Beckett Perhaps she had dandled me on her knees while I was still in swaddling clothes. G. Hough An apple tree Dandled its fruit.
a. verb trans. Trifle, play, or toy with. M16-M17.
b. verb intrans. Play or toy (with). rare. E19.
verb trans. Make much of, pet, pamper. M16.
dandler noun L16.
dandling noun (obsolete exc. dial.) a dandled child, a darling E17.