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caressing

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ca·ress  (k-rs)
n.
A gentle touch or gesture of fondness, tenderness, or love.
tr.v. ca·ressed, ca·ress·ing, ca·ress·es
1. To touch or stroke in an affectionate or loving manner.
2. To touch or move as if with a caress: soft music that caressed the ears.
3. To treat fondly, kindly, or favorably; cherish.
[French caresse, from Italian carezza, from caro, dear, from Latin crus; see k- in Indo-European roots.]
ca·resser n.
ca·ressing·ly adv.
ca·ressive adj.
Synonyms: caress, cuddle, fondle, pet1
These verbs mean to touch or handle affectionately: caressed the baby's forehead; cuddled the kitten in her arms; fondling the dog's ears; petting his pony.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caressingcaressing - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, petting, smooching, snuggling, necking
foreplay, stimulation, arousal - mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
snogging - (British informal) cuddle and kiss


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When everybody rose to go, Helene who had spoken very little all the evening again turned to Boris, asking him in a tone of caressing significant command to come to her on Tuesday.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
She talked on, not knowing what her lips were uttering, and not taking her supplicating and caressing eyes off him.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It persuadeth me, I know not how, it toucheth me inwardly with a caressing hand, it constraineth me.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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