[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dandle \dan"dle\, v. t. imp.  p. p. dandled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   dandling. cf. g. daumndeln to trifly, dandle, od. 
   prov. g. danten, g. tand trifly, prattle; scot. dandill,
   dander, to go about idly, to trifly.
   1. to move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in
      affectionate play, as an infant.
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            ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees. --is.?
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   2. to treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy
      with; to pet.
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            they have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's
            cap; i as ashamed to be dandled thus. --addison.
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            the book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops
            and good ladies, contained many pieces of nursery
            eloquence.                            --jeffrey.
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   3. to play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.
      obs.
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            captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the
            service, as it they would not have the enemy
            subdued.                              --spenser.
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see also:
dandled dandling 

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