fondle
pronunciation
How to pronounce fondle in British English: UK [ˈfɒndl]
How to pronounce fondle in American English: US [ˈfɑndl]
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- Verb:
- touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions
Word Origin
- fondle (v.)
- 1690s, "treat with indulgence and affection" (now obsolete), from fond (adj.) + frequentative ending. Or possibly from the obsolete verb fond "be fond, be in love, dote" (1520s), from the adjective or altered from earlier fon. Sense of "caress" first recorded 1796. As a noun from 1833. Related: Fondled; fondling (1670s as a past participle adjective); fondlesome.
Example
- 1. Use hand to fondle , to affect to female health ?
- 2. Toys , computer fraud , collage , ever let me fondle admiringly .
- 3. Let us learn not to fondle satan .
- 4. Did you fondle anyone while I was away ?
- 5. My sister lets some guy fondle her all night long .