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31caress — vb Caress, fondle, pet, cosset, cuddle, dandle mean to show affection or love by touching or handling. Caress implies an expression of tender interest (as by soft stroking or patting) or of affection ordinarily without undue familiarity {soothing …
32fondle — ► VERB ▪ stroke or caress lovingly or erotically. ► NOUN ▪ an act of fondling. DERIVATIVES fondler noun. ORIGIN back formation from obsolete fondling «much loved or petted person», from FOND(Cf. ↑fondness) …
33fondler — fondle ► VERB ▪ stroke or caress lovingly or erotically. ► NOUN ▪ an act of fondling. DERIVATIVES fondler noun. ORIGIN back formation from obsolete fondling «much loved or petted person», from FOND(Cf. ↑fondness) …
34arousal — noun 1. the act of arousing (Freq. 1) the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions • Syn: ↑rousing • Derivationally related forms: ↑rouse (for: ↑rousing), ↑arouse …
35caressing — noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) • Syn: ↑cuddling, ↑fondling, ↑hugging, ↑kissing, ↑necking, ↑petting, ↑smooching, ↑snuggling …
36cuddling — noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) • Syn: ↑caressing, ↑fondling, ↑hugging, ↑kissing, ↑necking, ↑petting, ↑smooching, ↑snuggling …
37hugging — noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑caressing, ↑cuddling, ↑fondling, ↑kissing, ↑necking, ↑petting, ↑smooching, ↑sn …
38kissing — noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑caressing, ↑cuddling, ↑fondling, ↑hugging, ↑necking, ↑petting, ↑smooching, ↑sn …
39petting — noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑caressing, ↑cuddling, ↑fondling, ↑hugging, ↑kissing, ↑necking, ↑smooching, ↑snu …
40smooching — noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) • Syn: ↑caressing, ↑cuddling, ↑fondling, ↑hugging, ↑kissing, ↑necking, ↑petting, ↑snuggling …
