Caressing

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caress \Ca*ress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caressed}
     (k[.a]*r[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caressing}.] [F. caresser,
     fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See {Caress}., n.]
     To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to
     touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           The lady caresses the rough bloodhound.  --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     Syn: To fondle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter.
  
     Usage: {Caress}, {Fondle}. "We caress by words or actions; we
            fondle by actions only." --Crabb.
            [1913 Webster] caressing

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  caressing \caressing\ caressive \caressive\adj.
     showing love. caressing words
     [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  caressing \caressing\ n.
     1. the act of embracing; holding in one's arms .
        [PJC]
  
     2. foreplay without contact with the genital organs.
  
     Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing,
          necking, petting, smooching, snuggling.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caressing
       adj : showing love; "caressive words" [syn: {caressive}]
       n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
           genital organs) [syn: {cuddling}, {fondling}, {hugging},
           {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "caressing":
     amorous dalliance, billing and cooing, bundling, cuddling,
     dalliance, feeling, fingering, fondling, friction, frottage,
     handling, hugging, kissing, lollygagging, lovemaking, manipulation,
     necking, nestling, nuzzling, palpation, petting, pressure, rubbing,
     sexual intercourse, snuggling, spooning, stroking, touching