verb
- to move (a baby or small child) lightly up and down in a playful way, especially while holding them on one’s knee or in one’s arms
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘dandle’
Examples
- She dandles the baby on her knee to make him laugh.
- The grandfather dandles his granddaughter while singing a nursery rhyme.
- He dandles the infant gently to soothe her crying.
- The mother dandles her toddler playfully before bedtime.
- She always dandles the children when they visit.
- The babysitter dandles the fussy baby to calm him down.