She wants to hug him.
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Hug
/hʌɡ/
Synonyms for "hug" (180 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (90)
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11 entriesMore specific
5 entriesbear hugbelt huggroup huglong hugside hug
Collocations
9 entriesbear hugbig hugfriendly gesturegroup huglong hugtight hugvirtual hugwarm embracewarm hug
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Tom wants to hug Mary.
Source: tatoeba (1027803)
Even though it's against company policy, Tom and Mary kiss and hug every time they meet.
Source: tatoeba (1030143)
Tom gave Mary a hug and a kiss on the cheek.
Source: tatoeba (1040637)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.