fondle

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfɒndəl/

Definition of fondle

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To touch or stroke lovingly.
    “Mothers fondle their babies.”
    “idly fondling the cat's ears”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To touch or stroke lovingly.
    “Mothers fondle their babies.”
    “idly fondling the cat's ears”
  2. (transitive)To grasp.
    “The lovers fondled each other.”

noun

  1. A caress.
    “I gave the sleeping dog's ears a fondle as I walked past.”

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Etymology

From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix).

Anagrams of fondle

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