dandle
verb (used with object)
to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
dandled
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past participleof dandle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dandle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dandleverb (used with object)to move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
Example Sentences
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David Jordan, 53, of Northwest Washington, dandled his 6-month-old son on his lap as the rest of his family played on a blanket.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2022
Now he dandled a baby on his knee, greeted his former cellmate’s mother, checked his phone, answered a call, then yelled congratulations to another family.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2022
Angie dandled our infant daughter off to the side of the kitchen while we pretended to cook something for the camera.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2017
And then we see Walt’s baby Holly, in a pink hat with cat’s ears, being dandled on Hank’s knee.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2012
I could see the stream where Denna and I had dandled our feet.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
