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   Fon·dle

   /ˈfänd(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. stroke or caress lovingly or erotically: "the dog came over to have his ears fondled"

   noun

   • 1. an act of fondling.

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the sense ‘pamper’): back-formation from obsolete fondling ‘much-loved or petted person’, from fond + -ling.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fondler noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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