to caress
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3.4
- verb
- /kəˈrɛs/
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acariciar
- For a moment, she struggled with an urge to reach down and caress his cheek.
- caress each other
- kiss and caress
- caress her breast
Use your fingertips or the back of your hand to caress skin lightly.
- Use your fingertips or the back of your hand to caress skin lightly.
- He was, he was so gentle, like the way he caressed the ball without a fuss.
- Supposing I should hold you and caress you, would it impress you or distress you?
- I'm very loving, as in I always have to touch her or just like caress her, let her know I'm I'm around her.
- Why did you feel the need to caress the nape of her back?
- But also people out there that are in a relationship with a partner that loves them, that caresses them, that strokes their head at night to get them to sleep.
- He looks at me, licks his lips, caresses those golden teeth.
- Just want to just caress this area here.
- The diamonds themselves will, you know, scrap with each other or, you know, caress each other, do whatever they're going to do.
- I'm picking up a small blender brush, blending and going to be caressing it in the outer double use of my eye skin.
- And you can see it's got this like hand detail right here, like which is like like your bra is caressing you.
- The way you'd caress my flesh, make me undress, pieces me break off and rest on your chest.
- How about I slowly choke you while I caress your face and recite poetry?
- It just caresses my palate like so many Christmas elves tickling my tongue.
Examples
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And there was Georgia, caressing him with her smiles and tender glances.
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- You must go and caress the dog.
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Why did you feel the need to caress the nape of her back?
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Use your fingertips or the back of your hand to caress skin lightly.
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Her long fingers touched a Ming vase on a side table, caressing its beauty, its faded colors.
Fiction book (1991) -
Now it is Gentry who sleeps as Adrienne studies him, gently caressing his brow.
Fiction book (1990) -
Meredydd stretched forth a hand to caress the satiny wood, running astonished fingers from prow to sternpost.
Fiction book (1992) -
She gently caressed the kitten, making it purr with contentment.
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As he read to her, he caressed her hair softly, creating a soothing atmosphere.
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The mother caressed her child's cheek, conveying her love and affection.
Synonyms
110
1.0
To touch gently to show comfort or approval
54
1.0
To stroke an animal gently to show affection
50
7.5
To touch something gently in a pleasing way, like a breeze or sunlight
12
2.5
A gentle touch or caress with the hand
11
3.4
To gently press the nose or face against someone to show affection
5
9.1
Kiss and hold someone in a playful or loving way
To gently rub an animal's fur to make it feel good
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Caress comes from Old French caresser and the Latin carus 'dear', the same idea behind the word cherish. So to caress is to touch or stroke someone gently to show they are 'dear' to you.