FONDLED Synonyms

• touched lightly in passing; grazed against

• (of hair or clothing) groomed with a brush

• (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

• characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

• scraped or touched lightly in passing

• having a usually specified type of handle

• drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection

• having come into contact

• being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

• slightly insane

• a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

• touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

• a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• the state of taking in or encircling

• a close affectionate and protective acceptance

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

• the act of groping; and instance of groping

• feel about uncertainly or blindly

• search blindly or uncertainly

• fondle for sexual pleasure

• a tight or amorous embrace

• hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

• fit closely or tightly

• to mix into a homogeneous mass

• manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

• kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation

• manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

• give a massage to

• move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

• rub noses

• dig out with the snout

• the sound made by a gentle blow

• a light touch or stroke

• completely or perfectly

• having only superficial plausibility

• exactly suited to the occasion

• pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

• hit lightly

• a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

• the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

• scrape with the paws

• touch clumsily

• using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

• a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement

• a special loved one

• a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)

• preferred above all others and treated with partiality

• stroke or caress gently

• stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking

• an unforeseen obstacle

• the act of rubbing or wiping

• move over something with pressure

• cause friction

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

• the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

• a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

• a light touch

• a light touch with the hands

• (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club

• the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

• anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

• a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush

• any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

• a single complete movement

• touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions

• strike a ball with a smooth blow

• row at a particular rate

• treat gingerly or carefully

• a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)

• touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner