hugging

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/ˈhʌɡɪŋ/

noun

The act of giving a hug.

Similar
caressingcuddlingfondlingkissingneckingpettingsmoochingsnuggling
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hug
nounhugging (countable and uncountable, plural huggings)

plural huggings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of giving a hug.

    There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off[…]

    1844, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaffectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Similar
caressingcuddlingfondlingkissingneckingpettingsmoochingsnuggling
Broader
foreplayarousalstimulation
Also see
caressingcuddlingfondlingkissingneckingpettingsnuggling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hugging

pluggingbuggingtuggingmuggingchuggingluggingshruggingdrugging
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Cite this entry
APA

hugging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugging

MLA

“hugging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hugging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hugging.

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