hugging

verbnounattested in dialogue

//ˈhʌɡɪŋ//

The act of giving a hug.

verb

1
Also a form of hugpresent participle and gerund of hug

noun

1
The act of giving a hug.
There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off[…]

Forms

plural: huggings

hug · A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such…huge · Very large.hugely · Greatly; to a huge extent.

hugging · The act of giving a hug.

Hugh · A male given name from the Germanic languages.Hughes · A Welsh and English surname originating as a patronymic…Hugo · A male given name from the Germanic languages, a Latinized…

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