"fondle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɒndl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fondle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fondles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒndəl Etymology: From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fond|le|id2=verbal frequentative|pos2=frequentative suffix|t1=love, admire}} fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fondle (plural fondles)
  1. A caress.
    Sense id: en-fondle-en-noun-8Qr8Br-F

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɒndl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fondle.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fondles [present, singular, third-person], fondling [participle, present], fondled [participle, past], fondled [past]
Rhymes: -ɒndəl Etymology: From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fond|le|id2=verbal frequentative|pos2=frequentative suffix|t1=love, admire}} fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fondle (third-person singular simple present fondles, present participle fondling, simple past and past participle fondled)
  1. To touch or stroke lovingly. Synonyms: dandle, pet, touch up, fondle
    Sense id: en-fondle-en-verb-VrgSxsDs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 78 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le (verbal frequentative): 16 58 26
  2. To grasp. Synonyms: clutch, grab, nim, grasp
    Sense id: en-fondle-en-verb-wWfPX-3i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: act sexually, rub Hyponyms: muzzle [obsolete], nestle, nuzzle, snug, snuggle, tit up [UK, slang, vulgar] Derived forms: fondler, fondlingly Related terms: cop a feel, get to second base [US, slang], make out [US, slang], massage Coordinate_terms: embrace, kiss Translations (to fondle): ledhatoj (Albanian), përkëdhel (Albanian), لَاطَفَ (lāṭafa) (Arabic), رَبَتَ (rabata) (Arabic), милвам (milvam) (Bulgarian), галя (galja) (Bulgarian), acaronar (Catalan), acariciar (Catalan), 愛撫 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱抚 (àifǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), laskat (Czech), liefkozen (Dutch), karesi (Esperanto), hyväillä (Finnish), kosketella (Finnish), caresser (French), afagar (Galician), acariñar (Galician), aloumiñar (Galician), acariciar (Galician), liebkosen (German), kosen (German), accarezzare (Italian), avvinghiarsi (Italian), 愛撫する (aibu surú) (alt: あいぶする) (Japanese), かわいがる (kawaigaru) (Japanese), 어르다 (eoreuda) (Korean), subigitō (Latin), contrectō (Latin), mori (Maori), takamori (Maori), whakatākohekohe (Maori), acariciar (Portuguese), dezmierda (Romanian), mângâia (Romanian), ласка́ть (laskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), гла́дить (gláditʹ) (english: stroke) [imperfective] (Russian), ти́скать (tískatʹ) (english: squeeze) (Russian), crkljati (Slovene), acariciar (Spanish), smeka (Swedish), kela med (Swedish), నిమురు (nimuru) (Telugu), llochi (Welsh)
Synonyms: canoodle, caress, chuckle [archaic], coax [obsolete], cosset, dally, dandle, dawt [UK, dialectal], faddle [UK, dialectal], feel up, fond [obsolete], fondle, grabble, grope, nantle [obsolete], pet, pettle [UK, dialectal], shift [Ireland, slang, vulgar], smuggle [obsolete], tiddle [UK, dialectal], touch up [idiomatic] Disambiguation of 'to fondle': 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "kosketella"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "caresser"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "afagar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "acariñar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "aloumiñar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "acariciar"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "liebkosen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "kosen"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "accarezzare"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "alt": "あいぶする",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "word": "어르다"
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      "word": "mori"
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      "word": "acariciar"
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      "word": "dezmierda"
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      "word": "mângâia"
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      "roman": "nimuru",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "నిమురు"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "word": "لَاطَفَ"
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      "word": "رَبَتَ"
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "милвам"
    },
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      "word": "галя"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "acaronar"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "acariciar"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "愛撫"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àifǔ",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "爱抚"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "laskat"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "liefkozen"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "karesi"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "hyväillä"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "kosketella"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "caresser"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "afagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "acariñar"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "aloumiñar"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "liebkosen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "kosen"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "accarezzare"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "avvinghiarsi"
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      "alt": "あいぶする",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aibu surú",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "愛撫する"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kawaigaru",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "かわいがる"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eoreuda",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "어르다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "subigitō"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "contrectō"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "mori"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "takamori"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "whakatākohekohe"
    },
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      "word": "acariciar"
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "dezmierda"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "mângâia"
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      ],
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      "word": "ти́скать"
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      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "smeka"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "kela med"
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "nimuru",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "నిమురు"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to fondle",
      "word": "llochi"
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