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.
dandling
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present participleof dandle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And those who know Farage well understand his very human reluctance to see someone else dandling his baby on their knee.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2019
Som was on the cellphone with their older daughter, who was away at school; Niang, a teacher, was dandling their 7-month-old baby, their third child.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2015
He also moved back into the house without discussing it first with Skyler, then presented Scarface, with baby dandling on his knee, as fond family entertainment.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2012
Smile for the photographers, if possible dandling his son on his knee, or if no child of his own is available, someone else's.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2010
The academicians watched my mother as they played with me, to see how she took their games, their dandling of her beloved son, their demonstration of amiable paternity; and her smile warmed us all.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
