dandle

  1. Verb.  To move up and down on one’s knee or in one’s arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.
  2. Verb.  To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.
  3. Verb.  (obsolete) To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.

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