hug
verb (used with object)
to clasp tightly in the arms, especially with affection; embrace.
have hugged
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present perfectof hug.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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She said instead of lecturing her son, she simply should have hugged him more.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2022
Jacobs has denied harassing anyone, but said in deposition testimony that he may have hugged the officer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
“Some of us have hugged for the first time,” Abigail Quist, 37, Arq’s founder, said on a recent Friday afternoon, at Arq’s headquarters in McMinnville.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
If only his son had been there with him, he would have hugged him.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2019
If Mandy had been in the coach with me, she would have hugged me and I could have cried as long as I liked.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
