Reverse Dictionary: FONDLE

ADJECTIVES
► caressing, fondling → CARESSANT 1861 poetic usage
► affectionate, caressing, fondling → FAWNICATING Bk1900 Eng. dial.

NOUNS
► a petting, fondling, caressing → MAKING Bk1905 Sc.
► petting, mutual fondling; hence, sexual intercourse → WRIGGLE-DIGGLE 1960s sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
► among women: a man who makes excessive attempts to fondle a woman, as on a date → OCTOPUS 1932 Amer. sl.

VERBS
► to dandle, to fondle, to caress → AUNT 1303 obs.
► to caress sexually; to fondle a woman sexually → PADDLE 16C colloq.
► to pet, to fondle, to caress, to make much of → DAUT • DAWT 1500-20 Sc.
► to fondle or indulge to excess; to pet, to pamper; to tend carefully, to nurse, to cherish → TIDDLE • TITTLE 1560 obs. exc. Eng. dial. obs.
► to hug, to fondle in the arms → CULL a1564 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► to make much of, to pet, to fondle, to pamper → DANDLE 1575
► to fondle in the arms, to hug → CULLY 1576 obs. rare
► to fondle, to cherish, to caress → INGLE 1599 Eng. dial.
► to fondle a woman → NUG 17C UK colloq.
► to fondle or caress lovingly or intimately → NINGLE 1659 obs. rare
► to caress, to fondle, to cuddle → SMUGGLE 1679 obs.
► to caress; to cuddle or fondle; to indulge in sexual or physically intimate endearments → FIRKY-TOODLE 18C UK sl.
► to fondle, to make much of → CUTTER 1763 Eng. dial
► to dandle, to fondle, to caress → DAUNTLE • DAWNTLE 1790 Eng. dial.
► to fondle, to cuddle → KAITLE 1797 Sc. obs.
► to fondle a woman sexually → SAMPLE 19C colloq.
► to fondle; to caress a woman → STROKE 19C UK colloq.
► to dandle, to toss on the knee, to fondle → DANTLE 1805 Eng. dial.
► to caress, to fondle → SMUG 1813 Eng. dial., rare
► to caress, to fondle → FAUN 1821 Sc. obs.
► to kiss, to fondle, to embrace → MUG 1822 Aust. & NZ sl.
► to fondle; to indulge in endearments → CANOODLE 1859 US sl.
► to fondle, to caress; to ‘spoon’ → KIDOODLE 1859 Amer. dial.
► to caress, to fondle; to nurse in a playful manner; to toy with anything → NANTLE 1874 Eng. dial.
► to coax, to fondle, to stroke gently with the hand → DAWL 1879 Eng. dial.
► to fondle, to caress → FAIK1880 Sc. obs.
► to fondle; to caress → SMOUSE 1886 Eng. dial.
► to treat with great care and attention; to caress, to fondle → DELT 1890 Sc.
► to flatter, coax, wheedle; to fondle, to make much of → FLOOSTER 1890 Ireland
► to pet, to fondle, to caress; to humour a child; to pay much attention to; to nurse and feed with care → TANTLE • TONTLE 1898 Eng. dial.
► to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle → CADDLE Bk1898 Eng. dial.
► to pet, to fondle, to coax, to coddle → CADEL • CADLE Bk1898 Eng. dial.
► to pet, to fondle, to indulge, to spoil → CADE Bk1898 Eng. dial.
► to pet; to fondle → HANDLE 20C US sl.
► to caress or fondle someone sexually → WREATHE ROUND 20C UK sl.
► to fondle affectionately → FAWNICATE Bk1900 Eng. dial.
► to fondle, to pet → HAUNCH Bk1902 Eng. dial.
► to fondle, to caress, to say nice things → QUIMBLE AND QUAMBLE Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► to touch; to fondle → TAN Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► to fondle, to caress; to toy → TICK Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► to fondle a child, to toss it on the knee → DAIDLE 1928 Sc.
► to fondle intimately → MUCK ABOUT 1930s sl.
► to fondle a person without their consent, for one’s own sexual stimulation → FEEL UP M20 colloq.
► kiss, to fondle, to embrace → MUG UP 1957 Aust. & NZ sl.