Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dandle

2 senses of dandle

Sense 1
dandle -- (move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees)
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 2
dandle -- (pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child")
       => caress, fondle -- (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi")