fondling

Other forms of fondling

plural

fondlings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fondling

What does fondling mean?

fondling means "affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)".

How many syllables are in fondling?

fondling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈfɑndəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for fondling?

Close synonyms include caressing, cuddling, hugging, kissing, necking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fondling a common word?

fondling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.