Dictionary entry

Fondle

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fon″dle (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fondled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Fondling (?).] [From Fond, v.] To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.

Syn. — See Caress.