dandled

Variant of dandle

dandle definition

dan·dle (dan′dəl)

transitive verb dandled -·dled, dandling -·dling

  1. to dance (a small child) up and down on the knee or in the arms
  2. to pamper; indulge

Etymology: < ? or akin to OIt dandolare, (later) dondolare, to swing up and down, dally, trifle

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