dandle
verb/ˈdændl/
/ˈdændl/
(old-fashioned)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dandle | /ˈdændl/ /ˈdændl/ |
| he / she / it dandles | /ˈdændlz/ /ˈdændlz/ |
| past simple dandled | /ˈdændld/ /ˈdændld/ |
| past participle dandled | /ˈdændld/ /ˈdændld/ |
| -ing form dandling | /ˈdændlɪŋ/ /ˈdændlɪŋ/ |
- dandle somebody to play with a baby or young child by moving them up and down on your kneeWord Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
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