This week's theme: There is a word for it. dandle (DAN-dl) verb tr.
1. To bounce a child on the knees or in the arms. 2. To pamper or pet. [Of uncertain origin.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=dandle -Anu Garg (garg AT wordsmith.org) "Out in the chilly Pacific air, people gossiped, drank Red Bull and vodka, dandled babies and sat around on canvas-covered poufs in a closed parking lot." Guy Trebay; Off the Wall and Off the Hook; The New York Times; Aug 11, 2006. Sponsored by: A cure for brain flab! One brain-building, at-a-glance email a day helps keep unsightly ignorance away. http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw082306 Want to talk turkey and stick your neck out? Try Derivation, a fascinating game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com ............................................................................ A child, like your stomach, doesn't need all you can afford to give it. -Frank A. Clark, writer (1911- ) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/dandle.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/dandle.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/dandle.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
