dandle
英 ['dænd(ə)l]
美['dændl]
- vt. 抱着逗弄；娇养
中文词源
dandle 摇逗
可能来自拟声词，摇摇晃晃的声音。
英文词源
- dandle (v.)
- 1520s, of unknown origin. Perhaps somehow felt to be imitative. Compare Italian dondolare "to dandle, swing," and French dandiner, from Old French dandin "small bell," imitative of its sound. Related: Dandled; dandling.