caressing [
kә'resiŋ]
a. 爱抚的, 亲切的, 表现爱情的
- Kissing or caressing in a vehicle stopped in a secluded spot.
停车亲热把车停在僻静处并在车里亲吻或爱抚 - And she still caressed him, and gently with her hands she wiped away the deep foam from his lips, and kissed the bull.
她也抚爱着它,用手轻轻抹去它唇旁嘘着厚厚一层的泡沫,然后吻了它一下。 - The lonely child is longing for the caress of his mother.
这个孤独的孩子渴望母亲的爱抚。
caressing[ noun ]
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
<noun.act>
Caress \Ca*ress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caressed}
(k[.a]*r[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caressing}.] [F. caresser,
fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See {Caress}., n.]
To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to
touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.
The lady caresses the rough bloodhound. --Sir W.
Scott.
Syn: To fondle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter.
Usage: {Caress}, {Fondle}. ``We caress by words or actions;
we fondle by actions only.'' --Crabb.
caressing \caressing\ caressive \caressive\adj.
showing love. caressing words
[WordNet 1.5]
caressing \caressing\ n.
1. the act of embracing; holding in one's arms .
[PJC]
2. foreplay without contact with the genital organs.
Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing,
necking, petting, smooching, snuggling.
[WordNet 1.5]
- Cool Canadian air caressing the Midwest brought down temperatures to comfortable double-digit levels, but it didn't break the speculative fever gripping Chicago's commodity markets.
- His are absolutely extraordinary _ big patchwork patterns in leopard spots and black-cream "tachiste" daubs on the lightest chiffons, caressing the body in sexy puffs, sashes, ruffles and wraps.