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.
was dandling
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past progressiveof dandle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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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
Last week the Council of Europe, meeting at Strasbourg, was dandling the German problem on its knee.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Which home do you love best, Wellington or the Orchard Home?” asked Molly, smiling fondly at her husband, who was dandling little Mildred on his knees with awkward eagerness.
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Nell Speed
She was dandling on her lap some white object which he had not observed before.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Andrew Lang
He was dandling a new baby in the air and trying not to step on the penultimate child, who was treating one of his legs as a tree.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
