canoodle
verb (used with or without object)
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Moments after we saw the grieving widower in tears, he was canoodling with someone he’d just met.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023