Meaning & use
Dandle
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To move a young child up and down gently on one's knees or in one's arms.
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The grandfather dandled the baby on his knee, making her giggle.
She dandled the infant while humming a lullaby.
A note on using this word
A somewhat old-fashioned word, now mostly found in literary or nostalgic descriptions of parenting.
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