hugging

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/

Verb

hugging

  1. present participle and gerund of hug

Noun

hugging (countable and uncountable, plural huggings)

  1. The act of giving a hug.
    • 1844, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches:
      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 […]

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