Dandles

/ˈdændəlz/ verb

Definition

Third person singular present tense of dandle; he/she/it bounces or plays gently with a baby or child.

Etymology

The standard third-person singular form of the verb dandle, created by adding -s to the base form. This shows regular conjugation of dandle as a standard English verb.

Kelly Says

English has this quirk where 'he dandles' sounds positively Victorian now—it's the kind of sentence that appears in Jane Austen novels but sounds old-fashioned in modern speech. Yet it's perfectly correct English that follows all the rules.

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