1. past tense of dandle; to move a baby or small child gently up and down on one’s knee or in one’s arms

Examples

• She dandled the baby on her knee while singing a lullaby.
• The grandfather dandled his grandson playfully.
• He dandled the infant to calm her crying.
• The mother dandled her child before bedtime.
• They dandled the baby to make him laugh.
• She gently dandled the toddler on her lap.