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fondle

verb

fon·​dle ˈfän-dᵊl How to pronounce fondle (audio)
fondled; fondling ˈfän-(d)liŋ How to pronounce fondle (audio)
-dᵊl-iŋ

transitive verb

1
: to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : caress
She fondled the string of pearls.
2
a
obsolete : pamper
b
: to touch (someone or something) sexually
… one of them fondled her neck. Nadine Gordimer
Not long ago, the New York Police Department investigated a dentist accused of fondling his patients after putting them under anesthesia. Donna McCrohan

intransitive verb

: to show affection or desire by caressing
fondler
ˈfän-(d)lər How to pronounce fondle (audio)
-dᵊl-ər
noun

Example Sentences

a cat who enjoys being fondled by his loving owners

Word History

Etymology

frequentative of obsolete fond to fondle

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of fondle was in 1721

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