bear-hugged; bear-hugging; bear-hugs
: to embrace in a bear hug
: a rough tight embrace
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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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Safdie had designed two pink granite 60-story massive towers, almost bear-hugging each other.
—Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
As Todd Golden made his way to the blue ladder to cut down Chase Center’s nets Saturday, Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett snuck up and gave his former point guard a bear hug.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Gypsy also scored a nomination for Joy Woods, who plays the actual title role as Momma Rose’s daughter Louise, and for the bear-hug of a performer who is Danny Burstein, while Camille A. Brown’s choreography was recognized but George C. Wolfe’s direction wasn’t.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Safdie had designed two pink granite 60-story massive towers, almost bear-hugging each other.
—Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Mum and cub bear come together for a proper bear hug.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
As Todd Golden made his way to the blue ladder to cut down Chase Center’s nets Saturday, Saint Mary’s coach Randy Bennett snuck up and gave his former point guard a bear hug.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Bear-hug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bear-hug. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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