To touch or stroke lovingly. / To grasp.

The quality of being fond: liking something, foolishness; doting affection; propensity.

(printing) The graded shift from one color into another. / Alternative spelling of fondue / (ballet) Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.

A dish made of melted cheese, chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

To prepare or serve as a fondue.

(historical, Italian contexts) A type of inn, especially as the residence of a merchant or trader; a trading post, a trading factory.

(idiomatic) When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it.

A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.

plural of fondler

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fondle