Caressing

//kəˈɹɛsɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A caress.
  2. 2
    affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of caress form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "It was a quick drive to her apartment, and although we didn't actually verbalize that we wanted to have sex, we were caressing each other's thighs."

Synonyms

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affectionateamorous dalliancebilling and cooingbundlingcuddlesomecuddling

Example

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"She got wet when he started caressing her breasts."

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