caress, fondle
(verb) touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; “He caressed her face”; “They fondled in the back seat of the taxi”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fondle (third-person singular simple present fondles, present participle fondling, simple past and past participle fondled)
To touch or stroke lovingly.
To grasp.
• (to touch or stroke lovingly): dandle, pet, touch up; see also fondle
• (to grasp): clutch, grab, nim; see also grasp
• Folden, enfold, folden
Source: Wiktionary
Fon"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fondled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fondling.] Etym: [From Fond, v.]
Definition: To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
Syn.- See Caress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
