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.
is dandling
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present progressiveof dandle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Hey, you are my little sweetheart," cries Anton to the little two-year-old girl he is dandling in his arms.
From A House of Gentlefolk by Constance Garnett
