Dandle

  • 31Tändeln — Tändeln, verb. regul. neutr. mit dem Hülfsworte haben. 1. Eigentlich, leichte Bewegungen bloß zum Vergnügen oder Zeitvertreibe machen, in welcher Bedeutung es doch jetzt mit der folgenden weitern zusammen geflossen ist. Ein Kind auf dem Schoße… …

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  • 32teeter-totter — [tēt′ərtôt΄ər, tēt′ərtät΄ər] n., vi. SEESAW * * * tee·ter tot·ter (tēʹtər tŏt ər) n. Upper Northern & Western U.S. See seesaw.   Regional Note: The outdoor toy usually called a …

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  • 33baby — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. infant, babe, child, tot, kid (inf.); nursling, suckling; off spring. See youth. v. t. pamper. See leniency. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Infantile] Syn. youthful, babyish, juvenile; see childish 1 . 2 …

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  • 34caress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. & n. fondle, pet, stroke. See endearment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. embrace, stroke, touch, feel*; see hug , kiss , touch 2 . v. Syn. pet, stroke, fondle, cuddle, embrace, dandle, make love to,… …

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  • 35Cocker — Cock er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cockering}.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge, fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave), to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E. cockle, v.]… …

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  • 36Cockered — Cocker Cock er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cockering}.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge, fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave), to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E.… …

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  • 37Cockering — Cocker Cock er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cockering}.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge, fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave), to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E.… …

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  • 38Dade — Dade, v. t. [Of. uncertain origin. Cf. {Dandle}, {Daddle}.] To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child while he toddles. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Little children when they learn to go By painful mothers daded to and fro. Drayton. [1913 …

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  • 39Dance — Dance, v. t. To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and down; to dandle. [1913 Webster] To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thy grandsire loved thee well; Many a time he danced thee on his knee.… …

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  • 40Dander — Dan der, v. i. [See {Dandle}.] To wander about; to saunter; to talk incoherently. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] || …

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