dandle

🇺🇸 /ˈdændl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdændl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to bounce a baby gently on your knee

Grandpa loves to dandle the baby on his knee.

translation

v. to bounce a baby gently on your knee

Word Forms

3rd Present dandles
Past dandled
Perfect dandled
Progressive dandling

Synonyms

cosset v. 宠爱 coddle v. 溺爱, 炖煮 indulge v. 放纵 pamper v. 宠爱 spoil v. 破坏, 溺爱, 款待, 变质, 作废选票 nurse n. 护士, 保姆 please interj. 请, 拜托, 好的, 别这样, 得了吧 mother n. 母亲, 女修道院院长 baby n. 婴儿, 最小的孩子, 幼稚的人, 宝贝

Antonyms

manhandle v. 粗暴对待, 费力搬运 ill-treat v. 虐待 mistreat v. 虐待 misuse n. 误用 maltreat v. 虐待 oppress v. 压迫, 压抑 restrain v. 制止, 克制, 限制 discipline n. 纪律, 自律训练, 自律能力, 学科 abuse n. 滥用, 虐待, 辱骂 control n. 控制权, 控制行为, 控制过程, 控制装置, 对照组, 控制中心, 控制键

Similar Words

dangle v. 悬挂, 引诱 dawdle v. 磨蹭 dwindle v. 逐渐减少