fondle
Meanings
Plural: fondles
Verb
- touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
- "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
- To touch or stroke lovingly.
- To grasp.
Noun
- A caress.
Origin / Etymology
From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
Synonyms
beclasp, begrasp, begrip, belock, canoodle, caress, chuckle, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, coax, cosset, dally, dandle, dawt, enclasp, faddle, fang, feel up, fond, fondle, glaum, grab, grabble, grasp, grip, grope, hang on, hold, hold on, hold tight, nab, nantle, nim, pet, pettle, seize, shift, smuggle, stranglehold, take, tiddle, touch up
Scrabble Score: 10
fondle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordfondle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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