Fondle
Pronunciation : Fon"dle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Fond, v.]
Definition : Defn: To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
Syn.- See Caress.
t. [imp. & p. p. Fondled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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