dandle

dandle is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
2. transitive verb. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
3. transitive verb. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
4. verb. pet

   "the grandfather dandled the small child"

5. verb. move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dandle:

landed

Common word forms

dandled, dandler, dandles, dandling

Words from these letters

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