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Fondling

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fon·dle  (fndl)
v. fon·dled, fon·dling, fon·dles
v.tr.
1. To handle, stroke, or caress lovingly. See Synonyms at caress.
2. Obsolete To treat with indulgence and solicitude; pamper.
v.intr.
To show fondness or affection by caressing.
[Frequentative of fond, to show fondness for (obsolete).]
fondler n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Fondlingfondling - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
caressing, cuddling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, necking
foreplay, stimulation, arousal - mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss


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After behaving as badly as possible all day, she sometimes came fondling to make it up at night.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
The mother had taken the little Prince in her lap and was fondling and kissing him lovingly, for he was her youngest born.
Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
It had been many a day now since she had ventured a caress or a fondling epithet in his quarter.
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