Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Treating with endearment; fondling; affectionate; fond: as, a caressing manner.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun the act of embracing; holding in one's arms .
  • noun foreplay without contact with the genital organs.
  • adjective showing love.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of caress.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

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