Fondle vs Massage - What's the difference?
fondle | massage |
To touch or stroke lovingly.
To grasp.
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
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* 2008 , Patrick Wintour & Steven Morris, The Guardian , May 22 2008, p. 3:
To falsify (data or accounts).
As verbs the difference between fondle and massage
is that fondle is to touch or stroke lovingly while massage is to rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).As a noun massage is
the action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.fondle
English
Verb
- Mothers fondle their babies.
- The lovers fondled each other.
Derived terms
* fondler * fondlinglyReferences
*See also
* dandle * petAnagrams
*massage
English
Noun
(en noun)- Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.
Hyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* erotic massage * massager * massage parlour, massage parlor * massage therapist * massotherapyVerb
(massag)- News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].
- The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 [...]