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Word of the Day for Monday, May 2, 2011dandle \DAN-dl\, verb: 1. To move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms. If you have a child, dandle him or her on your knee while singing a happy song. It may be thought that my desire to be a mother-in-law has, perhaps, something to do with my wish to dandle a grandchild on my knee before I am too arthritic even to dandle. Dandle is first recorded in the 1500s, but is of unknown origin. | |||||||||
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Monday, May 2, 2011
dandle: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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