Thesaurus:fondle

THESAURUS

fondle

English

Verb

(transitive)

Synonyms

canoodle

caress

chuckle (archaic)

coax (obsolete)

cosset

dally

dandle

dawt (UK dialect)

faddle (UK dialect)

feel up

fond (obsolete)

fondle

grabble

grope

nantle (obsolete)

pet

pettle (UK dialect)

shift (vulgar, Ireland, slang)

smuggle (obsolete)

tiddle (UK dialect)

touch up (idiomatic)

Hyponyms

muzzle (obsolete)

nestle

nuzzle

snug

snuggle

tit up (vulgar, UK, slang)

Hypernyms

act sexually [WS]

rub [WS]

Coordinate terms

embrace [WS]

kiss [WS]

Various

cop a feel

get to second base (US, slang)

make out (US, slang)

massage

Further reading

“902. endearment” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“fondle” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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