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dandling

verb

Meaning

  1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
  2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
  3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
  4. The act by which somebody is dandled.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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