Definition of Dandle
Dan´dle
v. t.
1.
To
move
up
and
down
on
one
'
s
knee
or
in
one
'
s
arms
,
in
affectionate
play
,
as
an
infant
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Dandled
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Dandling
.]
Ye
shall
be
dandled
. . .
upon
her
knees
.
- Is.
2.
To
treat
with
fondness
,
as
if
a
child
;
to
fondle
;
to
toy
with
;
to
pet
.
They
have
put
me
in
a
silk
gown
and
gaudy
fool
'
s
cap
;
I
as
ashamed
to
be
dandled
thus
.
- Addison.
The
book
,
thus
dandled
into
popularity
by
bishops
and
good
ladies
,
contained
many
pieces
of
nursery
eloquence
.
- Jeffrey.
3.
To
play
with
;
to
put
off
or
delay
by
trifles
;
to
wheedle
.
Captains
do
so
dandle
their
doings
,
and
dally
in
the
service
,
as
it
they
would
not
have
the
enemy
subdued
.
- Spenser.
Related Words
blend
,
displace
,
move
,
portmanteau
,
portmanteau
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