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How to pronounce hug in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms clinch, squeeze
Type of embracement, embrace, embracing


come here and give me a big hug.
Type Words
Synonyms bosom, embrace, squeeze
Type of clasp
Has types cuddle, interlock, lock, clinch
Derivation hugger, hugging


He hugged her close to him.
Type Words
Type of touch, adjoin, contact, meet


The dress hugged her hips.

Examples of hug

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If this challenge fails and the play holds up, more Chiefs fans will need a hug.
From the thenewstribune.com
Brian started crying as he stopped on pit road, then got a hug from his brother.
From the denverpost.com
Viviano allowed Al-Shara, clad in a jail jumper, to hug Edgil after the hearing.
From the freep.com
From now on, guards who see an inmate give a hug or a smooch will end the visit.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Men hug their kids more, help with homework more, tell kids they love them more.
From the time.com
She gave him a hug and promised to see him next Sunday to read more of the book.
From the dailynews.com
Will you bear hug your new position and throw money at the biggest-name players?
From the freep.com
The match ended with a comradely hug at the net, 123 minutes after it had begun.
From the smh.com.au
He took a break from collecting and walked over to the stand and gave her a hug.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • A tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug"
  • Embrace: squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"
  • Fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"
  • (hugging) caressing: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
  • A hug is a form of physical intimacy, not necessarily sexual, that usually involves closing or holding the arms around another person or group of persons. The hug is one of the most common human signs of love and affection, along with kissing. ...
  • Season one of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on October 16, 2001, on The WB television network. ...
  • Hug is a surname, and may refer to: *Alexander Hug (born 1975), Swiss ski mountaineer *Alexander Hug (rugby player) (born 1984), German rugby union player *Alfons Hug (born 1950), German curator *Andy Hug (1964-2000), Swiss kickboxer *Christian Hug (born 1982), German rugby union playern*Gary ...
  • Hug is Yui Aragaki's second studio album, released on June 17, 2009. It was released in three formats: CD+Booklet A (limited edition A), CD+DVD+Booklet C (regular edition), and 2CD+Booklet B (limited editions B).
  • Hugs (Haskell User's Gofer System), also Hugs 98, is a bytecode interpreter for the functional programming language Haskell. Hugs is the successor to Gofer, and was originally derived from Gofer version 2.30b. Hugs and Gofer were originally developed by Mark P. ...