Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To handle, stroke, or caress lovingly. See Synonyms at caress.
- v. Obsolete To treat with indulgence and solicitude; pamper.
- v. To show fondness or affection by caressing.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To treat with tender caresses; bestow tokens of love upon; caress: as, to fondle a child.
- To show fondness, as by manners, words, or caresses.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress.
WordNet 3.0
- v. touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
Etymologies
- Frequentative of fond. (Wiktionary)
- Frequentative of fond1, to show fondness for (obsolete). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“He began this episode by saying that no less than 34 books, including the Tafsir of al-Qurtubi and Sahih Muslim, record that Muhammad used to "fondle" - Botros scowled at the screen - "kiss and have sex while fasting, though he forbade others from doing so.”
“Freud's obsession with archaeology -- he liked to "fondle" antique objects while he ate -- has interested psychoanalysts more than archaeologists.”
“And remember ... when you are looking at the packs, do NOT forget to "fondle" them!”
“And he has clearly been attending the Michael Heseltine Clinic for Sexual Fulfilment, where politicians are taught to stroke and fondle their party so as to inflame uncontrollable passions.”
The Guardian: Simon Hoggart's sketch: Man with big vision fondles the faithful
“Please do not fondle the other commenters. chrismealy says:”
“I watched him open his arms, I watched him flirt, and I watched him fondle--all the while with a huge grin on his face and a cigar in his mouth.”
The Huffington Post: David Wygant: The Cheatanator Arnold Schwarzenegger; What Next?
“Ro felt her vagina begin to mist and seize as she watched the two women fondle, kiss and rub up on each other.”
“He slipped his cock from its denim confinement and began to fondle himself as he watched the show.”
“Workers then parade the boars in front of sows and ogle and fondle sows 'genitals to see which pigs are "ready" to have a tube of pig semen shoved into them.”
The Huffington Post: Bruce Friedrich: Does Eating Meat Support Bestiality?
“Male pigs are confined in crates while workers fondle their genitals and masturbate them to collect their semen.”
The Huffington Post: Bruce Friedrich: Does Eating Meat Support Bestiality?
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘fondle’.
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Gentle Actions
embrace, nuzzle, fondle, caress, nestle, cherish, foster, cuddle, snuggle, brush, comfort, nuture and 1 more...
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[Open] Frequentative
“A verb which denotes the frequent occurrence or repetition of an action, as . . . waggle from wag.” — Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
Other examples include bobble (bob), bustle (b...dartle, stutter, agitate, dabble, waggle, aid, argue, daunt, expect, excite, espouse, dictate and 77 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6689 more...
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Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
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unfathomably, glice, cuh, fab, ciggaty, doll, thuggin, oxymoronic, pineapple, succubutt, griming, cheeky and 2369 more... -
The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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words found to be generally pleasing
alabaster, mahogany, camphor, coalesce, spire, portmanteau, gadabout, palaver, dolor, dour, dun, luminesce and 610 more...
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curligirli0's Words
crapulous, swish, shiatsu, zen, xenoglossy, nincompoop, loquacious, pianissimo, onomatopoeia, imperturbable, silky, hosanas and 379 more...
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colleen's words ii
sibilant, sundry, spindle, distaff, device, mortar, pestle, scythe, flail, thresh, frown, elementary and 495 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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Some Words I Love to Use
arcology, strumpet, crux, confected, pedant, bluestocking, cogitation, incensed, lovecraftian, cygnet, dactyl, adytum and 539 more...
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silverthread's Words
kerfuffle, ponder, hither, thither, persnickety, manhandle, fondle, snarky, trundle, truffle, fluffy, mangle and 90 more...
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♡LOVE and things like it♡
dedicated to my man Steven, without whom i would be addicted to drugs, lying in a gutter, hating myself, or hooking somewhere :)
affectionate, amative, amatory, amiable, ammophilous, amorous, ardent, attached to, attracted to, beloved, bewitching, bitten and 404 more...
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squeemish
words that make me very uncomfortable
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5-1
Hecko, words! Thanks for staying with me. :-)
avenue, viscous, zeroth, usher, scarcely, viability, snout, sole, purify, riotous, menace, moist and 364 more...
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Flirtation, Affairs, and Flattery
Sort of Rococo-style affairs
dangleation, sawder, badinage, bavardage, philander, coquette, fop, frippet, trifler, puffery, frothy, palaver and 30 more...
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Words for the last day of the year
beano, bingo, beanfeast, tumescence, nibble, nuzzle, tease, fondle, play, straddle, grind, climax and 7 more...
Tweets
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