dandle

Example Sentences

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Ropes dandle like a makeshift cape against her back.

From Los Angeles Times

Recording the old popular tune “I Don’t Know Why” in 1950, for his outstanding Columbia Records debut, Garner’s fingers lick at the keys and he drags the melody along, dandling it, relishing it.

From New York Times

David Jordan, 53, of Northwest Washington, dandled his 6-month-old son on his lap as the rest of his family played on a blanket.

From Washington Post

Now he dandled a baby on his knee, greeted his former cellmate’s mother, checked his phone, answered a call, then yelled congratulations to another family.

From New York Times

And those who know Farage well understand his very human reluctance to see someone else dandling his baby on their knee.

From BBC