were caressing
- past progressive of caress.
Example Sentences
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She reached her hand toward the phone screen, as if she were caressing his hair.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2020
The fir was riding on his shoulder, its arms met fondly around his neck, its fingers were caressing his hair.
From Bride of the Mistletoe by Allen, James Lane
It seems as if the ivy and the flowers were caressing and supporting the abbey in its beautiful old age.
From Travellers' Stories by Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot
A new joy was hers also, for soft hands were caressing her.
From Allegories of Life by Adams, J. S., Mrs.
There were special ones for each festival; that for St. John's Day was brightly coloured with verbenas, purple bunches of grapes, and golden lambs that fat little angels were caressing with their chubby hands.
From The Shadow of the Cathedral by Gillespie, Mrs. W. A.
