fondle

English

Etymology

fond +‎ -le, frequentative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɒndl/

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• Rhymes: -ɒndəl

Verb

fondle (third-person singular simple present fondles, present participle fondling, simple past and past participle fondled)

1. To touch or stroke lovingly.

   Mothers fondle their babies.

2. To grasp.

   The lovers fondled each other.

Synonyms

• (to touch or stroke lovingly): dandle, pet, touch up; see also Thesaurus:fondle
• (to grasp): clutch, grab, nim; see also Thesaurus:grasp

Derived terms

• fondler
• fondlingly

Translations

to fondle

• Albanian: ledhatoj (sq), përkëdhel (sq)
• Arabic: لَاطَفَ‎ (lāṭafa), رَبَتَ‎ (rabata)
• Bulgarian: милвам (bg) (milvam), галя (bg) (galja)
• Catalan: acaronar (ca), acariciar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛撫 (zh), 爱抚 (zh) (àifǔ)

• Czech: laskat (cs)
• Dutch: liefkozen (nl)
• Esperanto: karesi (eo)
• Finnish: hyväillä (fi), kosketella (fi)
• French: caresser (fr)
• Galician: afagar, acariñar (gl), aloumiñar (gl), acariciar (gl)
• German: liebkosen (de), kosen (de)

• Italian: accarezzare (it), avvinghiarsi
• Japanese: 愛撫する (ja) (あいぶする, aibu surú), かわいがる (ja) (kawaigaru)
• Korean: 어르다 (ko) (eoreuda)
• Latin: subigitō, contrectō
• Maori: mori, takamori, whakatākohekohe
• Portuguese: acariciar (pt)
• Romanian: dezmierda (ro), mângâia (ro)
• Russian: ласка́ть (ru) impf (laskátʹ), гла́дить (ru) impf (gláditʹ) (stroke), ти́скать (ru) (tískatʹ) (squeeze)
• Slovene: crkljati
• Spanish: acariciar (es)
• Swedish: smeka (sv), kela med
• Telugu: నిమురు (te) (nimuru)

References

• “fondle” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.

Anagrams

• Folden, enfold, folden