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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

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Video from the group captured the tiny cubs crying, feeding and cuddling with their mom, but mostly the family sleeps.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Despite now being ten years old and away from her family for so long, Bindi is still keen for attention, cuddling up to Jilly and resting on her lap.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

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

It certainly wasn’t EG, who was already smiling, already seemed to have the world all figured out, though cuddling her was very good.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

cuddling

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