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n. Affectionate embracing; caressing.
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n. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
Word Usage
"Maddened by the sound of the water, Jerry had first to endure an embracing and hugging from the boy, who, squatted on his hams, rocked back and forth and mumbled a strange little crooning song."