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fondle definition

fon·dle (fän′dəl)

transitive verb fondled -·dled, fondling -·dling

  1. to stroke or handle in a tender and loving way; caress
  2. to touch or stroke, often inappropriately, in making sexual advances
  3. Obsolete to pamper

Etymology: freq. of obs. v. fond < fond

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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