to dandle

English - Turkish

Definition of to dandle in English Turkish dictionary

sevmek

şımartmak

hoppala yaptırmak

çocuğu hoplatmak

{f} hoplatmak, zıplatmak

salla

{f} okşamak

{f} hoplatmak

diz üstüne oturtup oynatmak

{f} oynatmak

English - English

Definition of to dandle in English English dictionary

To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle

Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as it they would not have the enemy subdued. - Edmund Spenser.

To move up and down on one’s knee or in one’s arms, in affectionate play, as an infant

you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. - Isaiah 66:12 (NIV).

{v} t. to fondle, shake gently, dance, delay

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

To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet

pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child"

pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child" move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant

to play with a baby or small child by moving them up and down in your arms or on your knee (Perhaps from dangle)

{f} bounce up and down (on one's knee or in one's arms)

Hyphenation

to dan·dle