CUDDLING
caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling
(noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
cuddling
present participle of cuddle
Noun
cuddling (plural cuddlings)
The act of giving a cuddle.
Source: Wiktionary
CUDDLE
Cud"dle (kd"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p.p. Cuddled (-d'ld); p.pr. & vb. n.
Cuddling (-dlng).] Etym: [Prob. for couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE.
kuppen to cuddle, or cu to make friends with. SeeCouth, Uncouth,
Can.]
Definition: To
She cuddles low beneath the brake; Nor would she stay, nor dares she
fly. Prior.
Cud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To embrace closely; to foundle. Forby.
Cud"dle, n.
Definition: A close embrace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition