hugging (root: hug)

Verb (usu participle)

hug=ging

WORDNET DICTIONARY

hugging(n = noun.act) caressing, cuddling, fondling, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs); Array

is a kind of arousal, foreplay, stimulation

has particulars: snogging

Derived form verb hug₁

hugging, n.

Affectionate embracing; caressing. [WordNet 1.5]

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