fondle
verb
[ ˈfɒnd(ə)l ]
• stroke or caress lovingly or erotically.
• "he kissed and fondled her"
Similar:
caress,
stroke,
pat,
pet,
pull,
finger,
touch,
tickle,
twiddle,
play with,
massage,
knead,
maul,
molest,
paw,
grope,
feel up,
touch up,
cop a feel of,
fondle
noun
• an act of fondling.
Origin:
late 17th century (in the sense ‘pamper’): back-formation from obsolete fondling ‘much-loved or petted person’, from fond + -ling.
