Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fondle
Participle: fondled
Gerund: fondling
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | fondle |
| you | fondle |
| he;she;it | fondles |
| we | fondle |
| you | fondle |
| they | fondle |
Perfect
| I | have fondled |
| you | have fondled |
| he;she;it | has fondled |
| we | have fondled |
| you | have fondled |
| they | have fondled |
Past
| I | fondled |
| you | fondled |
| he;she;it | fondled |
| we | fondled |
| you | fondled |
| they | fondled |
Pluperfect
| I | had fondled |
| you | had fondled |
| he;she;it | had fondled |
| we | had fondled |
| you | had fondled |
| they | had fondled |
Future
| I | will fondle |
| you | will fondle |
| he;she;it | will fondle |
| we | will fondle |
| you | will fondle |
| they | will fondle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fondled |
| you | will have fondled |
| he;she;it | will have fondled |
| we | will have fondled |
| you | will have fondled |
| they | will have fondled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fondle |
| you | fondle |
| he;she;it | fondle |
| we | fondle |
| you | fondle |
| they | fondle |
Perfect
| I | have fondled |
| you | have fondled |
| he;she;it | have fondled |
| we | have fondled |
| you | have fondled |
| they | have fondled |
Imperfect
| I | fondled |
| you | fondled |
| he;she;it | fondled |
| we | fondled |
| you | fondled |
| they | fondled |
Pluperfect
| I | had fondled |
| you | had fondled |
| he;she;it | had fondled |
| we | had fondled |
| you | had fondled |
| they | had fondled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fondle |
| you | would fondle |
| he;she;it | would fondle |
| we | would fondle |
| you | would fondle |
| they | would fondle |
Perfect
| I | would have fondled |
| you | would have fondled |
| he;she;it | would have fondled |
| we | would have fondled |
| you | would have fondled |
| they | would have fondled |
Imperative
| you | fondle |
| we | Let's fondle |
| you | fondle |
Verbs conjugated like 'fondle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'fondle'
fonde,
bundle,
candle,
coddle,
codle,
conde,
condole,
dandle,
dindle,
doodle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to stroke or fondle amorously
- pet
- to touch sexually
- grope
- to caress
- canoodle, dally, fond
- to engage in sexual petting
- shift
- to grasp
- grasp
- to fondle
- chuckle, coax, cosset, faddle, pettle, tiddle
- to treat with fondness
- dandle, pamper
- to hold firmly, particularly with the hand
- begrasp, begrip, belock, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, enclasp, fang, glaum, grab, grabble, grasp, grip, hang on, hold, hold on, hold tight, nim, seize, stranglehold, take
- to touch someone lovingly
- canoodle, caress, chuckle, coax, cosset, dally, dandle, dawt, faddle, feel up, fond, grabble, grope, nantle, pet, pettle, shift, smuggle, tiddle, touch up
- caress
- pet, stroke, touch, molest
Antonyms
- caress
- aggravate, irritate, annoy, buffet
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. English fond
3. Proto-Germanic *-lōną
4. Old English -lian
5. Middle English -len
6. English -le
7. English fondle
8. From fond (“love, admire”) + -le (frequentative suffix).
Sample Sentences
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Mothers fondle their babies.
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idly fondling the cat's ears
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The lovers fondled each other.