noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which somebody is dandled.

   "the dandlings and caressings of maternal love"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dandle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

canoodlecaresscaresscoaxcoddlecosset

Example

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"the dandlings and caressings of maternal love"

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