caressingly
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4.6
- adverb
- /kəˈrɛsɪŋli/
:
con ternura
- As she caressed the kitten caressingly, its purring echoed softly in the room.
- hand caressingly
Examples
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I remember the hand tracing a path from her ear down along her throat, slowly and caressingly.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Their throat is an open tomb," a voice whispered caressingly in her ear as Tamara's slender body jerked grotesquely in its death throes.
Fiction book (2000) -
The rising sun is just beginning to change the air from caressingly cool to dry and warm.
Fiction book (2002) -
Mitro was laughing inside, but she made a great show of concern and said caressingly, "Oh!
Fiction book (1992) -
Though two deft hands caressingly linger.
Fiction book (1998) -
With the other hand, she reached caressingly down to it, and it responded, stretching upward in an effort to reach her circling finger.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Maybe we could feed Harry to him." "Ooof," Ted said, wrapping his arms caressingly around his own stomach.
Fiction book (1991) -
"You're going to die now, Belinda," he whispered softly, caressingly, like a lover.
Fiction book (1996) -
She touched my cheek caressingly, making me feel warm and loved.
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He spoke caressingly to the frightened child, reassuring her with gentle words.
Synonyms
372
1.0
To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise
95
1.0
In a gentle, light way using little force
86
1.0
In a gentle way using little force
44
3.7
Gently and carefully to avoid hurting people or breaking things
41
1.0
In a kind and caring way that shows strong feeling for someone
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1.5
In a warm way that shows liking or love
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1.0
In a kind, gentle, pleasant way
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2.6
Act in a loving, gentle way that shows you care
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1.6
In a gentle, caring way that shows love
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3.4
In a loving way that shows deep care and admiration
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4.2
In a way that makes people like someone and feel warm towards them
In a way that shows deep love and care
To act gently and carefully without using force
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
caressingly = caressing (transparent) = caress + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'caressing' (caress + -ing), producing a straightforward adverb meaning 'in a caressing manner'.
Etymology
Caressingly comes from the verb caress, which comes from an old word meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'. So to do something caressingly is to do it with a soft, loving touch, like a gentle stroke meant to comfort.