fondling

[ fond-ling, fon-dl-ing ]

/ ˈfɒnd lɪŋ, ˈfɒn dl ɪŋ /

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noun

the act of caressing or touching lovingly or tenderly:A few of us knitting enthusiasts met yesterday at Yarn Barn for a couple of hours of browsing, yarn fondling, and coffee.

the act of molesting someone sexually by touching or caressing:The inappropriate groping and fondling from a trusted adult male figure—her mother’s boyfriend—traumatized her.

adjective

touching or caressing in either of these ways:She stroked him with gentle, fondling fingers.

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Origin of fondling

fondl(e) + -ing¹ for the noun senses; fondl(e) + -ing² for the adjective sense

OTHER WORDS FROM fondling

fond·ling·ly, adverb

Words nearby fondling

fond, fonda, fondant, Fond du Lac, fondle, fondling, fondly, fondness, fondu, fondue, fondue Bourguignonne

How to use fondling in a sentence

In April, an Uber driver was charged with fondling a passenger in Chicago.
Can Rudy Giuliani Rescue Uber?|Olivia Nuzzi|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was an uberX driver who was charged with fondling a passenger in Chicago in March.
Uber’s Battle Against Its Drivers Continues|Olivia Nuzzi|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Woolfolk told Galasso that the priest started by fondling him as a young boy, which escalated to rape by the time he was 12.
Carmine Galasso’s ‘Crosses’: Childhoods Robbed by the Church|The Daily Beast|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“In the stage direction, they almost have sex on stage … there was a lot more fondling,” Friedlich says.
Max Friedlich, Teenage Playwright, Dazzles With Controversial ‘SleepOver’|Ramin Setoodeh|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

When sons Joe Jr. and Jack enter his office, Joe Sr. continues his fondling as his sons look on, “amused.”
8 Crazy Scenes From The Kennedys|Jace Lacob|January 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Meantime was it possible that by fondling she wanted to get anything out of Black Sheep?
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
You have then been whimpering and fondling, like a Spaniel, over the Fellow that hath abusd you.
The Beggar's Opera|John Gay
These peculiarities, together with her way of fondling the pearls, did not escape Mr. Ricketty's calculating observation.
Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York|Lemuel Ely Quigg
Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the parents fondling o'er their child?
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886|Ministry of Education
I was sitting up very straight beside her listening to every word Mr. Wood said, and she was fondling my head.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders