HUGGING

caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling

(noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

HUG

hug

(verb) fit closely or tightly; “The dress hugged her hips”

embrace, hug, bosom, squeeze

(verb) hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; “Hug me, please”; “They embraced”; “He hugged her close to him”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

hugging

present participle of hug

Noun

hugging (plural huggings)

The act of giving a hug.

Source: Wiktionary

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HUG

Hug, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Hugging.] Etym: [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h. Cf. Huckster.]

1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] Palsgrave.

2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] Shak.

Hug, v. t.

1. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom; to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." Shak.

2. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish. We hug deformities if they bear our names. Glanvill.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the wind. To hug one's self, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle.

Hug, n.

Definition: A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or in wrestling. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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