Dandle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Usages
Examples
- She gently began to dandle her fussy infant, slowly bringing a smile to his face.
- The beaming grandfather couldn't resist the urge to dandle his new grandchild at the family gathering.
- Lena sat cross-legged on the couch, contentedly dandling her baby niece to the rhythm of her favorite lullaby.
- To calm his crying daughter, James sat down on the couch and started to dandle her in his arms.
- The happy mother was sitting on the grass, dandling her giggling six-month-old on her knee as the sunshine danced through her hair.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.