"fondling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɒndlɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fondling.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fondlings [plural]
Etymology: From fond + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fond|ling}} fond + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} fondling (plural fondlings)
  1. (obsolete) A foolish person. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fondling-en-noun-gQN140CO
  2. A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved. Translations (a pet or person): любимец (ljubimec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), галеник (galenik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dalta [masculine] (Irish), люби́мец (ljubímec) [masculine] (Russian), люби́мица (ljubímica) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fondling-en-noun-~rUvLkWF Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'a pet or person': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fondler
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɒnd(ə)lɪŋ/, [ˈfɒn.dɫ̩.ɪŋ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fondling2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fondlings [plural]
Etymology: From fondle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fondle|ing}} fondle + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} fondling (plural fondlings)
  1. The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
    Sense id: en-fondling-en-noun-NLUI9kfA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɒnd(ə)lɪŋ/, [ˈfɒn.dɫ̩.ɪŋ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fondling2.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From fondle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fondle|ing}} fondle + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fondling
  1. present participle and gerund of fondle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fondle Derived forms: fondlingly
    Sense id: en-fondling-en-verb-S~JKD5K0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 3 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 26 4 65 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 3 26 9 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 3 19 12 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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