verb
- bouncing a baby or small child gently on one’s knee or in one’s arms
Usage: present participle of dandle
Examples
- She was dandling the baby on her lap while singing a lullaby.
- The grandfather enjoyed dandling his grandson during visits.
- He spent the afternoon dandling the toddler to keep her entertained.
- The mother was dandling her infant to soothe him to sleep.
- They took turns dandling the fussy baby until she calmed down.