as in to pat
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
gently caressed her hair
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Recent Examples of caress
The men caress fruit, sometimes toying with a stem on their tongue.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Ranging from a simple desire for a sigh, nod, or caress to a more complex wish for advice, empathy, or anticipation for what’s needed pronto, a bid is our most powerful and vulnerable attempt at asking for love.
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
The next clip showed Miller in front of the water caressing her baby bump.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately for us, Percy has not arrived just to caress Lord John, who honestly needs it, but rather to pass on some intel: Percy warns John of a plot to kidnap William in order to force John and his brother Hal to cooperate with the Continental Army.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Ranging from a simple desire for a sigh, nod, or caress to a more complex wish for advice, empathy, or anticipation for what’s needed pronto, a bid is our most powerful and vulnerable attempt at asking for love.
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2025
The next clip showed Miller in front of the water caressing her baby bump.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately for us, Percy has not arrived just to caress Lord John, who honestly needs it, but rather to pass on some intel: Percy warns John of a plot to kidnap William in order to force John and his brother Hal to cooperate with the Continental Army.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for caress
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“Caress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caress. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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