Caressing

Common synonyms include: petting, affectionate, amorous dalliance, billing and cooing, bundling, caress.

/kəˈɹɛsɪŋ/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A caress.
2
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) wordnet

Verb

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."

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