hugging

3 definitions found

hugging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hug \Hug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Hugging.] [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk
     to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h?ka. Cf. Huckster.]
     1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

  hugging \hugging\ n.
     Affectionate embracing; caressing.
  
     Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, kissing, necking,
          petting, smooching, snuggling.
          [WordNet 1.5]

hugging - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hugging
      n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
           genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling,
           hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching,
           snuggling]