Fondling

From fond + -ling.

Full definition of fondling

Noun

1. (obsolete) A foolish person.
• 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.6:Yet were her words and lookes but false and fayned,
  To some hid end to make more easie way,
  Or to allure such fondlings whom she trayned
  Into her trap ….
• 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Vol. I, ch. 10:'How can you say I am harsh, you naughty fondling?' cried the mistress, amazed at the unreasonable assertion.
2. A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved.

From fondle + -ing.

Verb

1. Present participle of fondle

Derived terms

• fondlingly

Noun

1. The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
• MickleCyrus made no ... amorous fondling
  To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart.