caresses

NOUN

loving touch

Synonyms

STRONG

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

VERB

touch lovingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clutch cuddle fondle graze kiss massage nuzzle pat rub

STRONG

brush buss clinch coddle cosset dandle embrace feel handle hug mug neck nestle pet squeeze stroke toy

WEAK

bear hug make love play around

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelieve let go release

Example Sentences

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Consequently, a unilateral accommodation paresis is almost invariably associated with pareses of some of the oculo-motor muscles.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

The practical bearing of this on the therapeutics of pareses and paralyses, renders it an important characteristic of the bath.

From The Electric Bath by Schweig, George M.