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fonding

fonding is the present participle and gerund of fond.

Meaning of fond

Verb

fond (third-person singular simple present fonds, present participle fonding, simple past and past participle fonded)

  1. (obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.
  2. (obsolete) To caress; to fondle.
    • The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast.1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    grope

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Questions about fonding

What is fonding the present participle and gerund of?
Fonding is the present participle and gerund of fond.

Words near fonding in the dictionary

  1. fonded
  2. fonder
  3. Fonders
  4. fondest
  5. Fondhoo
  6. fonding
  7. fondish
  8. fondle
  9. fondleable
  10. fondled
  11. fondler

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