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Definition of Caressing
1. Noun. Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).
Generic synonyms: Arousal, Foreplay, Stimulation
Specialized synonyms: Snogging
Derivative terms: Cuddle, Cuddle, Fondle, Hug, Kiss, Neck, Pet, Smooch, Snuggle
Definition of Caressing
1. Verb. (present participle of caress) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caressing
1. caress [v] - See also: caress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caressing
Literary usage of Caressing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jackanapes: Daddy Darwin's Dovecot. The Story of a Short Life by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing, Horatia K. F. Gatty (1887)
"You Ve the flat thigh, the strong knee, the wiry back, and the light caressing
hand; all you want is to learn the whisper. Come here ! ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"... dealing me unexpected and wanton strokes, tempered by a certain amount of half
praise which reminds me of the sort of caressing remonstrance of Majendie ..."
3. The Reliques of Father Prout by Francis Sylvester Mahony (1860)
"... with blessing- The Gods, their bavd caressing, Where Plenty voids her loaded
horn, Fair Tyndaris, pray come adorn! ..."
4. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
"I '11 fix Jimmy's." " Hold up a minute, Redhead," calle Bentley. Then addressing
Mrs. Saxon in caressing whisper, meanwhile patting he ..."
5. Our Hawaii by Charmian London (1917)
"to a caressing native orchestra, danced, while others talked with Jack on the lanai
... caressing ..."
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