caressed
past simple and past participle ofcaress
caress
verb[IorT]
uk/kəˈres/us/kəˈres/totouchorkisssomeone in agentleandlovingway:
Gently he caressed hercheek.
Synonym
fondle
Showing affection
- affectionate
- affectionately
- aw
- bear hug
- canoodle
- chuck
- cwtch up tosomeone
- demonstratively
- demonstrativeness
- embrace
- fall intosomeone'sarmsidiom
- fondle
- kiss
- mwah
- nurse
- nuzzle
- osculate
- PDA
- to hold/clutch/clasp/takesomeone/somethingtoyourbosomidiom
- touchy-feely
Examplesofcaressed
caressed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When sulphur cinquefoil, another plant, wascaressedonce a week, it developed increased insect resistance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They offered help,caressedhis body and carried him from the room in a great gesture of sympathy.
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I don't want to be held andcaressedevery night.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The interaction between the visitors and the animals is a speciality of this zoo, for example, various pets cancaressedand fed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kreutzer, too, came andcaressedand embraced him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he arrived to join her rebellion, shecaressedhis cheek, as he is one of her lovers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He never bullied a racing car, he sort ofcaressedit into doing the things he wanted it to do.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also love to be listened to andcaressed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Much of the list included words ending with -ed changed to end -t (addressed,caressed, missed, possessed and wished, becoming addresst, carest, mist, possest and wisht, respectively).
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- invisible exports
- invisible-exports
- invisible hand
- invisible ink
- invisible-ink
- invisible trade
- invisible-trade
- invisible wall
- invisibly
- invitation
- invitational
- invitation to bid
- invitation-to-bid
- invitation to subscribe
- invitation-to-subscribe
- invitation to tender
- invitation-to-tender
- invite
- invited
- invited audience
- invited guest
- invited speaker
- invitee
- invite-in
- invite-over