cuddle
verb (used with object)
to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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I would have been cuddling him, because I always was.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2015