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How to pronounce caressing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling
Type of arousal, foreplay, stimulation
Has types snogging

Examples of caressing

caressing
Squarely in the zone, he launched the caressing passages that begin the second.
From the buffalonews.com
His jab was so timid that it looked like a father caressing his child's cheek.
From the theatlantic.com
Shoppers walked between the racks of fleece jackets, caressing the fluffy fabrics.
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It is an extraordinary sonic experience, moulded between Sirkis's caressing drums.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
We were asked to find a partner and spend a few minutes caressing their hands.
From the guardian.co.uk
The cold creeps around my hair, caressing each follicle with icy fingertips.
From the guardian.co.uk
She held them in her tiny hand, delicately caressing one of the ruby stones.
From the eadt.co.uk
Tenderly caressing a rotund aubergine I eye up my competition and await instructions.
From the express.co.uk
One girl in a ponytail could be seen caressing a Barbie doll behind the front window.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"
  • Touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
  • (caressing) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
  • Petting is the affectionate act of stroking, brushing or caressing an animal's fur, scratching its ears, rubbing its belly, etc., for mutual enjoyment. ...
  • Fernand Edmond Jean Marie Khnopff (September 12, 1858 in Grembergen near Dendermonde, Belgium - November 12, 1921 in Brussels, Belgium) was a Belgian symbolist painter.
  • Caresses is a 1998 film by Ventura Pons, originally titled Caru00EDcies in Catalan.
  • To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle; To show and act on deep closeness shared with another person