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cuddling

NOUN

caress

Synonyms

STRONG

cuddle embrace endearment fondling hug kiss pat pet petting snuggle squeeze stroke

NOUN

embrace

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hug squeeze

NOUN

hug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embrace

STRONG

affection caress clasp clinch lock squeeze

WEAK

bear hug tight grip

Antonyms

WEAK

push release

NOUN

necking

Synonyms

STRONG

canoodling caressing embracing fondling lovemaking parking petting smooching

WEAK

making love making out sucking face

NOUN

touch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communication contact feeling taste

STRONG

blow brush caress collision contingence crash embrace feel fondling graze grope handling hit hug impact junction kiss lick manipulation nudge palpation pat peck perception percussion petting push rub rubbing scratch shock stroking tap touching

WEAK

taction

Antonyms

STRONG

failure loss

WEAK

lot

Example Sentences

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Love is in the air - and apparently the vegetable crates - after a pair of "cuddling carrots" were discovered among the fresh produce donated to a food recycling organisation.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Here, the couple spent lots of time standing in for BK’s family, cuddling, grooming and wrestling with him, and tending to his emotional needs as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The other day, Ailed sat in a stairwell of the new home in Miahuatlán, cuddling her son.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

The danger, of course, with cuddling up to extremists is getting covered in their scent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2025

“The neighbor’s. She’s always in the yard. I was cuddling her, and all of a sudden she flipped out.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

cuddling

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