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caress

/ caress /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
stroke stroking
verb Sense 2
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
"He caressed her face"
"They caressed in the back seat of the taxi"
Type of:
touch
Kinds of:
paw grope dandle stroke fondle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

stroke stroking touch paw grope dandle fondle