Fondle: alternatives and connections

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

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To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.

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To feel with or use the hands; to handle.

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The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, an…

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To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.

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To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly; to tap; as, to pat a dog.

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The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.

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A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.

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To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too…

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Struck.

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of Fondle

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of Fondle

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An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.

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