caress
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /kəˈɹɛs/
caress (plural caresses)
- An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. [from 1640s]
- quote en
- 18, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 17, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (
please specify ), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, OCLC 1069526323 ↗:
- A gentle stroking or rubbing.
- German: Liebkosung, Umarmung
- Russian: ла́ска
- German: Streicheln
- Russian: погла́живание
- Spanish: caricia, carantoña
caress (caresses, present participle caressing; past and past participle caressed)
- (transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.
- Synonyms: hold, soothe, stroke, kiss, Thesaurus:fondle, Thesaurus:kiss
- She loves being caressed by her boyfriend.
- (transitive) To affect as if with a caress.
- 2012, Mel Berry, Graceful Intentions (page 1)
- The love and anguish in his voice caressed my mind and soul.
- 2012, Mel Berry, Graceful Intentions (page 1)
- French: caresser
- German: liebkosen, kosen
- Italian: accarezzare
- Portuguese: acariciar
- Russian: ласка́ть
- Spanish: acariciar
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