Fondled

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of fondle, meaning to have touched or stroked someone or something gently in a loving or affectionate way.

“She fondled the velvet ribbon between her fingers as she considered what she wanted to say.”

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Synonyms

caressedstrokedpettedtouched tenderly

Antonyms

pushed awayrecoiled from

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Wordle

Contains OE vowel pair and ends in -LED, a moderately common past tense ending in Wordle

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Scrabble

Moderate tile values throughout, with the -LED ending useful for positioning across existing board words

Words Related to Fondled

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “fondled” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

fondler fondles

Words you can make from Fondled

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fondled”.

enfold folded fonded noddle doled felon loden noded olden dedo delf dode dole dolf done eddo elod elon enol fedn fend feod fled floe

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