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 [⇒ thesaurus]
rub [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

embrace [⇒ thesaurus]
kiss [⇒ thesaurus]

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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