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dandling

verb , present participle of dandle

Synonyms and Antonyms of dandling

to treat with great or excessive care

the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni

Synonyms of dandling

babying, cockering, coddling, cosseting, indulging, mollycoddling, nursing, pampering, spoiling, wet-nursing

Words Related to dandling

catering (to), humoring

contenting, delighting, gladdening, gratifying, mothering, obliging, pleasing, satisfying

appeasing, mollifying, pacifying, placating, soothing

Near Antonyms of dandling

controlling, disciplining, restraining

neglecting, overlooking, slighting

molesting, outraging, violating

harassing, harming, hurting, injuring, oppressing, persecuting, tormenting, torturing, victimizing

Antonyms of dandling

abusing, ill-treating, ill-using, maltreating, manhandling, mishandling, mistreating, misusing

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