Word Meanings - FONDLING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness. Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart. Mickle.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FONDLING)

• Caress
• Endearment
• blandishment
• wheedling
• fondling
• stroking
• Pet
• Darling
• favorite
• cosset
• jewel
• minion
• idol

Related words: (words related to FONDLING)

• STROKER
  One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking. Cures worked by Greatrix the stroker. Bp. Warburton.
• MINIONLIKE; MINIONLY
  Like a minion; daintily. Camden.
• JEWELRY
  1. The art or trade of a jeweler. Cotgrave. 2. Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry.
• STROKING
  The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order. 3. pl. (more info) 1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke. I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears. Milton.
• FAVORITE
  Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable in the reign of Charles II. Farquhar. (more info) p.p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm. favorita, fr. favorire to 1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one treated with
• DARLINGTONIA
  A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves.
• JEWELER
  One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments. Jeweler's gold. See under Gold.
• JEWEL
  1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. Plate of rare device, and jewels Of rich and exquisite form. Shak. 2. A precious stone; a gem. Shak. 3. An object regarded with
• COSSETTE
  One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making.
• JEWELLERY
  See BURKE
• DARLING
  One dearly beloved; a favorite. And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. Shak.
• STROKESMAN
  The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest. Totten.
• MINIONIZE
  To flavor.
• CARESSINGLY
  In caressing manner.
• MINIONING
  Kind treatment.
• FONDLER
  One who fondles. Johnson.
• MINIONETTE
  Small; delicate. "His minionette face." Walpole.
• COSSET
  A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general. (more info) kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot
• FONDLING
  The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness. Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart. Mickle.
• BLANDISHMENT
  The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. Cowering low with blandishment. Milton. Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments.
• BEJEWEL
  To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.
• CRAWL STROKE
  A racing stroke, in which the swimmer, lying flat on the water with face submerged, takes alternate overhand arm strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from the knee.
• BY-STROKE
  An accidental or a slyly given stroke.
• SPLIT SHOT; SPLIT STROKE
  In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.
• DOMINION
  A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See Domination, 3. Milton. By him were all things created . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers. Col. i. 16. Syn. -- Sovereignty; control; rule; authority;
• COUNTERSTROKE
  A stroke or blow in return. Spenser.