Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hugging"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hugging
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling},
{kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]
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