Word for the Day
August 23rd, 2006
This week’s theme: There is a word for it.
dandle (DAN-dl) verb tr.
1. To bounce a child on the knees or in the arms.
2. To pamper or pet.
[Of uncertain origin.]
Today’s word in Visual Thesaurus
-Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org)
“Out in the chilly Pacific air, people gossiped, drank Red Bull and vodka,
dandled babies and sat around on canvas-covered poufs in a closed parking
lot.”
Guy Trebay; Off the Wall and Off the Hook; The New York Times; Aug 11, 2006.
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