as in to pat
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
gently caressed her hair
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as in stroking
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
gently caressed her hair
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Recent Examples of caress
Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
The men caress fruit, sometimes toying with a stem on their tongue.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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With her usual mastery of dynamics, Laferte starts out sweetly caressing each phrase.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Breaths that came as strong as fingers caressed me, travelling the length of me, beginning to tease and probe.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
The men caress fruit, sometimes toying with a stem on their tongue.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Caress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caress. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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