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dandle

/ˈdændəl/
verb
  1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, as an infant.

  2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy with; to pet.

  3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.

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