caress 音标拼音: [kɚ'ɛs]
n . 爱抚,拥抱
vt . 爱抚,抱,怜爱,奉承
爱抚,拥抱爱抚,抱,怜爱,奉承
caress n 1 :
a gentle affectionate stroking (
or something resembling it ); "
he showered her with caresses "; "
soft music was a fond caress "; "
the caresses of the breeze played over his face "
v 1 :
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner ;
"
He caressed her face "; "
They fondled in the back seat of the taxi " [
synonym : {
caress }, {
fondle }]
Caress \
Ca *
ress "\ (
k [.
a ]*
r [
e ^]
s "),
n . [
F .
caresse ,
It .
carezza ,
LL .
caritia dearness ,
fr .
L .
carus dear .
See {
Charity }.]
An act of endearment ;
any act or expression of affection ;
an embracing ,
or touching ,
with tenderness .
[
1913 Webster ]
Wooed her with his soft caresses . --
Langfellow .
[
1913 Webster ]
He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses the hearts of all who were under his command .
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
Caress \
Ca *
ress "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Caressed }
(
k [.
a ]*
r [
e ^]
st ");
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Caressing }.] [
F .
caresser ,
fr .
It .
carezzare ,
fr .
carezza caress .
See {
Caress }.,
n .]
To treat with tokens of fondness ,
affection ,
or kindness ;
to touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner ;
to fondle .
[
1913 Webster ]
The lady caresses the rough bloodhound . --
Sir W .
Scott .
Syn :
To fondle ;
embrace ;
pet ;
coddle ;
court ;
flatter .
Usage : {
Caress }, {
Fondle }. "
We caress by words or actions ;
we fondle by actions only ." --
Crabb .
[
1913 Webster ]
caressing 81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
caress ":
artful endearments ,
attouchement ,
blandishment ,
blandishments ,
breath ,
brush ,
brush by ,
cocker ,
coddle ,
come in contact ,
contact ,
contingence ,
coquet ,
cosset ,
cuddle ,
cutaneous sense ,
dally ,
dandle ,
embrace ,
endearment ,
feel ,
feel up ,
feeling ,
fingertip caress ,
flick ,
flirt ,
fondle ,
fondling ,
frictionize ,
glance ,
graze ,
hand -
mindedness ,
hit ,
honeyed words ,
hug ,
impinge ,
impingement ,
impingence ,
indulge ,
kiss ,
knead ,
lambency ,
lap ,
lick ,
light touch ,
love ,
massage ,
nose ,
nudge ,
nuzzle ,
osculate ,
osculation ,
pamper ,
pat ,
pet ,
rub ,
rub against ,
rub down ,
rub noses ,
scrape ,
sense of touch ,
shave ,
sideswipe ,
skim ,
skirt ,
soft words ,
squeak by ,
stroke ,
sweet nothings ,
sweet talk ,
tactile sense ,
taction ,
tangency ,
tap ,
tentative contact ,
tentative poke ,
touch ,
touching ,
toy ,
trifle ,
whisper
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