bear-hugged; bear-hugging; bear-hugs
: to embrace in a bear hug
: a rough tight embrace
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Examples of bear-hug in a Sentence
Verb
elated team members bear-hugging everyone in sight
Noun
He gave his brother a bear hug.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
The policy of bear-hugging Netanyahu has not worked.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
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Verb
Finally, as the judge said not guilty for the sixth time, Connor lowered his head, took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes and bear-hugged the public defenders who represented him.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
The policy of bear-hugging Netanyahu has not worked.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
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“Bear-hug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear-hug. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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