hugging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/

Verb

hugging

1. present participle of hug

Noun

hugging (plural huggings)

1. The act of giving a hug.
   • 1844, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches

     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 […]