单词 | dandle |
释义 | dandle[ dan-dl ] / ˈdæn dl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dandle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), dan·dled, dan·dling.to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms. to pet; pamper. Origin of dandleFirst recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain; perhaps akin to Italian dandola, dondola “a child's doll” and its derivative verb dandolare, dondolare “to rock, swing, dangle,” and akin to French dandiner “to swing back and forth, dandle” and se dandiner “to make a hip movement, sway the hips, gyrate, waddle” OTHER WORDS FROM dandledandler, nounun·dan·dled, adjectiveWords nearby dandledandelion, dander, Dandie Dinmont, dandify, dandiprat, dandle, Dandolo, Dandong, dandruff, D&S, dandy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dandleBritish Dictionary definitions for dandledandle / (ˈdændəl) / verb (tr)to move (a young child, etc) up and down (on the knee or in the arms) to pet; fondle Derived forms of dandledandler, nounWord Origin for dandleC16: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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