hugging

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʌɡɪŋ/

Verb

hugging

1. present participle and gerund of hug

Noun

hugging (countable and uncountable, 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 […]

Derived terms

• tree-hugging
• water-hugging