caress
noun
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
were caressing
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past progressiveof caress.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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
Much of his time he spent among his jewels, conning them, handling them, taking curios from their cases and, as it were, caressing them.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
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 Mrs. W. A. Gillespie
"See here, my dear," her tones were caressing now.
From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Adele Garrison
While the children were caressing Tom Jonah and the superintendent was striving to pacify the indignant Aunt Sarah, Agnes and Neale came panting to the pound.
From The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended by Grace Brooks Hill
