Caressing and Embracing

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Caressing noun - Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).

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Embracing and caressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Embracing" instead a noun "Caressing".

Nearby Words: caress, caressed

Embracing noun - The act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection).

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Caressing and embracing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Caressing" instead a noun "Embracing".

Nearby Words: embrace, embraced

As Jack is caressing and kissing the woman, he looks into the mirror and is horrified to find he is embracing an old, rotting naked woman.

Source: Film / The Shining

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