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BNC: 48416 COCA: 44143

dandle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dandle /ˈdændəl/ verb
dandles; dandled; dandling
dandle
/ˈdændəl/
verb
dandles; dandled; dandling
Learner's definition of DANDLE
[+ object] chiefly British
: to move (a baby) up and down in your arms or on your knee as a way of playing摇逗(怀抱中或膝盖上的小孩)
BNC: 48416 COCA: 44143

dandle

verb

dan·​dle ˈdan-dᵊl How to pronounce dandle (audio)
dandled; dandling ˈdan-(d)liŋ How to pronounce dandle (audio)
-dᵊl-iŋ

transitive verb

1
: to move up and down in one's arms or on one's knee in affectionate play
dandle a baby
2
: pamper, pet

Example Sentences

the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni
Recent Examples on the Web The day after the election, Taaz Robinson, a fellow third-year, posted a picture on Buckingham’s Facebook page of Donald Trump as an infant being dandled by Vladimir Putin. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dandle was in 1530
BNC: 48416 COCA: 44143

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