caressing
gently touching, patting, or stroking a person or thing to show affection:She stroked my face—temple, cheek, chin, and then up the other side in a caressing, sweeping gesture.
touching or seeming to touch a person or thing lightly and in a way that calms or soothes:Over and over again, I repeated the figures until they became a caressing swash of sound inside my head and hummed me finally to sleep.
Origin of caressing
1Other words from caressing
- ca·ress·ing·ly, adverb
- un·ca·ress·ing, adjective
- un·ca·ress·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby caressing
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How to use caressing in a sentence
Christine is very flirtatious, giggling, caressing, and locking eyes with her ambitious underling.
Rachel McAdams Returns to ‘Mean Girls’ Roots With Kinky Bisexual Role in ‘Passion’ | Marlow Stern | October 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe velvet dresses in black, burgundy, and abstract prints moved around the body—caressing it and alluding to every curve.
Milan Fall Fashion Week 2012: Raf Simons’s Last Collection at Jil Sander | Robin Givhan | February 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a caressing tenderness in her voice as she said it, but whether for himself or for another he could not tell.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodBruder Schliemann's long white fingers were caressing the keys to some purpose.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodShe almost whispered the words, but he heard her, and to him there was something caressing in her tone.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
Gradually, however, the girl became calmer, her manner to Georgie got softer and more caressing.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsArnold nodded thoughtfully; his fingers moved unconscious and caressing across the edge of the desk.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
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