caressing
present 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
Examplesofcaressing
caressing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Its high pianistic textures and modal harmonic fabric clash with the surprisingly conventional phrasing and variation processes, while the yearning,caressingstrings were almost nostalgic.
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The still centre of the piece was 'snowfall on ashes', ascaressing, feathery string tremolo harmonics traced a patina of frost on which the soloist skated nervously.
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He described the cartel arrangements of the past with continental producers, in almostcaressingterms.
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I can envisage men walking along the street arm in arm, possibly holding hands, and at dances perhaps wishing to dance together and evencaressingin public places.
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The reliefs at either side show human figurescaressingeach other, that is, in attitudes of harmony.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She iscaressinga dog with her left hand while she hushes with the fingers of her right hand.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Adults and most of the other young will gather around the newborn, touching andcaressingit with their trunks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The street also has a bronze relief of a handcaressinga female breast.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The street also features a bronze relief of a handcaressinga breast that was set in the cobblestone at night by an anonymous artist.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There's no faith, no love, nocaressinghand for me.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She floats through a vocal line,caressingeach phrase with marvelous agility.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The romance is subdued, symbolised by waves gentlycaressingthe shore.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The jacket was embroidered with a female figure with one handcaressingthe waist of the wearer, and long blonde hair cascading down one sleeve.
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