caress
noun
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
has caressed
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present perfectof caress (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Through the deep purple of the dying heat of sun and mist, the level ray of sun-beam has caressed the lily with dark breast, and flecked with richer gold its golden crest.
From Hymen by H. D. (Hilda Doolittle)
The elder has caressed the curls of the child without waking him….
From Pélléas and Mélisande by Richard Hovey
Do you realize," he said, quietly, "that in all the years of my memory no woman has caressed me so?
From The Enchanted Canyon by Honoré Morrow
