Fondling vs Penetration - What's the difference?
fondling | penetration |
(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 , , Wuthering Heights , Vol. I, ch. 10:
*:'How can you say I am harsh, you naughty fondling?' cried the mistress, amazed at the unreasonable assertion.
A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved.
The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
* Mickle
The act of penetrating something.
Specifically, the insertion of the penis (or similar object) during sexual intercourse.
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment.
* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XVI:
A number or fraction that represents how many cards/decks will be dealt before shuffling, in contrast to the total number of cards/decks in play.
As nouns the difference between fondling and penetration
is that fondling is (obsolete) a foolish person or fondling can be the act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness while penetration is penetration.As a verb fondling
is .fondling
English
Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)See also
* fondlerEtymology 2
From .Verb
(head)Derived terms
* fondlinglyNoun
(en noun)- Cyrus made no amorous fondling / To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart.
References
*penetration
English
Noun
(en noun)- Any penetration , however slight, is sufficient to complete the offense.
- my observations of her looks and actions became acutely sharpened, and that to a degree which, notwithstanding my efforts to conceal it, could not escape her penetration .