Antonyms for fondling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fon-dl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɒn dl

Definition of fondling

Origin : 1690s, "treat with indulgence and affection," frequentative of fond "dote upon" (see fond). Sense of "caress" first recorded 1796. Related: Fondled; fondling (1670s as a past participle adjective).

verb touch lovingly

Example sentences :

He wished to run about and make himself ill, to escape the fondling that disgusted him.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

But worse than all, I see you fondling the notion that you are rich.
Extract from : « The Economist » by Xenophon

You have been feeling and fondling, and you see the natural consequence.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

"Don't ask me," sighed the little man, fondling his red whiskers.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish

She flushed at this, but said never a word, only biting her nether lip and fondling the child.
Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro

The girl shrank away and dropped the hand she had been fondling.
Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger

She lay for a while fondling her niece and kissing her, as she had not done for years.
Extract from : « Linda Tressel » by Anthony Trollope

The youngster was quiet again, now that his father was fondling him.
Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 5 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant

But in that hour I became her friend, and ceased to be no more than her child and fondling.
Extract from : « Margery [Gred], Complete » by Georg Ebers

He could bear anything better than the sight of fondling lovers.
Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith

Synonyms for fondling

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