dandling
verb
- 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.
noun
- 1
The act by which somebody is dandled.
“the dandlings and caressings of maternal love”
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