Translations for „dandle“ in the English » German Dictionary

dan·dle [ˈdændl̩] VB trans dated

to dandle sb

jdn schaukeln

to dandle a baby [on one's knee]

ein Baby [auf dem Knie] wiegen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dandle a baby [on one's knee]

ein Baby [auf dem Knie] wiegen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Babies love being dandled, bounced or generally jostled about.

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Never stopped being that little girl aching for a demonstrative love, to be dandled on a proverbial knee, trying to nudge my way in.

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The trick is to avoid spending all of one's available time arguing with strangers online -- time which should be spent dandling a child, fetching fuel, or minding a ham.

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No wonder respectable ladies want to dandle him on their knees.

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They were dandling, holding on for their lives as the guys working the ride scrambled up to grab them.

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She dandled someone's baby and spoke in dulcet tones -- truly, dulcet is the word.

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