body-hugging

adjective

body-hug·​ging ˈbä-dē-ˈhə-giŋ 

: fitted closely to the wearer's body

a body-hugging dress

Examples of body-hugging in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Available in 13 colors, this workout tank is made with a sweat-wicking, body-hugging elastane blend and has flat seams on the neck, straps, and waist that won’t chafe or dig into your skin. —Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025

Due to its body-hugging appeal, the bandage dress was often seen as flattering only on certain body types — typically slim, toned figures, which reinforced narrow beauty standards. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 11 July 2025

Though skinny jeans are not in high demand, consumers still show interest in body-hugging silhouettes. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025

The body-hugging dress—made of intersecting strips or panels resembling bandages—first debuted on the runway in 1992, after its invention in the 1980s by French designer Hervé Léger. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for body-hugging

• bugging
• chugging
• drugging
• hugging
• lugging
• mugging
• plugging
• shrugging
• slugging
• tugging
• debugging