"caress" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈɹɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caress.wav Forms: caresses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|caresse}} French caresse, {{der|en|it|carezza||dear}} Italian carezza (“dear”), {{der|en|la|cārus||dear}} Latin cārus (“dear”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*keh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, {{cog|sa|काम||love}} Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”), {{doublet|en|karezza}} Doublet of karezza Head templates: {{en-noun}} caress (plural caresses)
  1. An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness. Translations (endearment): ла́ска (láska) [feminine] (Belarusian), hapros (Bikol Central), strelen (Dutch), Liebkosung [feminine] (German), Umarmung [feminine] (German), kedveskedés (Hungarian), gyengédség (Hungarian), átölelés (Hungarian), dédelgetés (Hungarian), pieszczota [feminine] (Polish), ла́ска (láska) [feminine] (Russian), ла́ска (láska) [feminine] (Ukrainian), llawch [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-caress-en-noun-3XKUahNk Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 18 39 7 Disambiguation of 'endearment': 94 6
  2. A gentle stroking or rubbing. Translations (gentle stroking): ἔφαψις (éphapsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ψαῦσμα (psaûsma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), sığal (Azerbaijani), hapros (Bikol Central), милувка (miluvka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), strelen [neuter] (Dutch), cariño [masculine] (Galician), caricia [feminine] (Galician), Streicheln [neuter] (German), cirógatás (Hungarian), simogatás (Hungarian), 愛撫 (Japanese), 애무 (aemu) (Korean), погла́живание (pogláživanije) [imperfective] (Russian), ла́ска (láska) [feminine] (Russian), caricia (Spanish), carantoña (Spanish), anwes [masculine] (Welsh), llawch [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-caress-en-noun-UwfbpdvB Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 36 18 39 7 Disambiguation of 'gentle stroking': 7 93

Verb

IPA: /kəˈɹɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caress.wav Forms: caresses [present, singular, third-person], caressing [participle, present], caressed [participle, past], caressed [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From French caresse, from Italian carezza (“dear”), from Latin cārus (“dear”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, akin to Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”). Doublet of karezza. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|caresse}} French caresse, {{der|en|it|carezza||dear}} Italian carezza (“dear”), {{der|en|la|cārus||dear}} Latin cārus (“dear”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*keh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-, {{cog|sa|काम||love}} Sanskrit काम (kāma, “love”), {{doublet|en|karezza}} Doublet of karezza Head templates: {{en-verb}} caress (third-person singular simple present caresses, present participle caressing, simple past and past participle caressed)
  1. (transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle. Tags: transitive Synonyms: hold, soothe, stroke, kiss, fondle, kiss Translations (touch or kiss lovingly): ledhatoj (Albanian), përkëdhel (Albanian), لَاطَفَ (lāṭafa) (Arabic), գգվել (ggvel) (Armenian), շոյել (šoyel) (Armenian), oxşamaq (Azerbaijani), əzizləmək (Azerbaijani), nəvaziş etmək (Azerbaijani), nazlamaq (Azerbaijani), sığal çəkmək (Azerbaijani), sığallamaq (Azerbaijani), tumarlamaq (Azerbaijani), ла́шчыць (láščycʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), пе́сціць (pjéscicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), галубі́ць (halubícʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), гла́дзіць (hládzicʹ) (english: stroke gently) [imperfective] (Belarusian), hapros (Bikol Central), ми́лвам (mílvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), ласка́я (laskája) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), accaritziai (Campidanese Sardinian), carignai (Campidanese Sardinian), acariciar [feminine] (Catalan), acaronar (Catalan), 愛撫 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱抚 (àifǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), laskat [imperfective] (Czech), hladit [imperfective] (Czech), pohladit [perfective] (Czech), kærtegne (Danish), liefkozen (Dutch), intimumi (Esperanto), (pri tuŝado) karesi (Esperanto), hyväillä (Finnish), caresser (French), acariñar (Galician), aloumiñar (Galician), acariciar (Galician), afagar (Galician), cofar (Galician), carignà (Gallurese), accaritzà (Gallurese), liebkosen (German), kosen (German), χαϊδεύω (chaïdévo) (Greek), θωπεύω (thopévo) (Greek), हाथ फेरना (hāth phernā) (Hindi), सहलाना (sahlānā) (Hindi), दुलारना (dulārnā) (Hindi), प्यार करना (pyār karnā) (Hindi), लाड़ करना (lāṛ karnā) (Hindi), लाड़ लड़ाना (lāṛ laṛānā) (Hindi), पुचकारना (puckārnā) (Hindi), cirógat (english: stroke gently) (Hungarian), simogat (english: stroke) (Hungarian), dédelget (Hungarian), átölel (Hungarian), elus (Indonesian), membelai (Indonesian), muirnigh (Irish), slíoc (Irish), accarezzare (Italian), 愛撫する (aibu suru) (alt: あいぶする) (Japanese), 어루만지다 (eorumanjida) (Korean), 매만지다 (maemanjida) (Korean), 애무하다 (aemuhada) (Korean), аявламакъ (ayawlamaq) (Kumyk), palpō (Latin), mulceō (Latin), contrectō (Latin), glāstīt (Latvian), heemelen (Luxembourgish), милува (miluva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), гали (gali) [imperfective] (Macedonian), мази (mazi) (Macedonian), mori (Maori), morimori (Maori), نوازش کردن (navâzeš kardan) (Persian), pieścić [imperfective] (Polish), głaskać [imperfective] (Polish), acariciar (Portuguese), waylluy (Quechua), dezmierda (Romanian), alinta (Romanian), mângâia (Romanian), ласка́ть (laskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), гла́дить (gláditʹ) (english: stroke gently) [imperfective] (Russian), голу́бить (golúbitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), милова́ть (milovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), accarissiare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), carignare [Logudorese] (Sardinian), carignà (Sassarese), imbirrià (Sassarese), ми̏ловати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), mȉlovati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), allisciari (Sicilian), hladiť [imperfective] (Slovak), ljubkovati [imperfective] (Slovene), božati [imperfective] (Slovene), acariciar (Spanish), franelear [South-America, vulgar] (Spanish), smeka (Swedish), เชยชม (chəəi-chom) (Thai), เชย (chəəi) (Thai), okşamak (Turkish), ласка́ти (laskáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), пе́стити (péstyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), пести́ти (pestýty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), пе́стувати (péstuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), голу́бити (holúbyty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), милува́ти (myluváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), гла́дити (hládyty) (english: stroke gently) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), vuốt ve (Vietnamese), mơn trớn (Vietnamese), löfülön (Volapük), anwesu (Welsh), llochi (Welsh)
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  2. (transitive) To affect as if with a caress. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-caress-en-verb-gZgQqaJd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caressable, caressingly, caressive, uncaressed

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "endearment",
      "word": "hapros"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "word": "strelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Liebkosung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Umarmung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "word": "kedveskedés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "word": "gyengédség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "word": "átölelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "word": "dédelgetés"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pieszczota"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "láska",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ла́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "láska",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ла́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "endearment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llawch"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "sığal"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "hapros"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "miluvka",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "милувка"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "strelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cariño"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caricia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Streicheln"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "éphapsis",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἔφαψις"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "psaûsma",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ψαῦσμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "cirógatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "simogatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "愛撫"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "aemu",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "애무"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pogláživanije",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "погла́живание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "láska",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ла́ска"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "caricia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "word": "carantoña"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anwes"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "gentle stroking",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llawch"
    }
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      "word": "caressable"
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    {
      "word": "caressingly"
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    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "ledhatoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "përkëdhel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lāṭafa",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "لَاطَفَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ggvel",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "գգվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šoyel",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "շոյել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "oxşamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "əzizləmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "nəvaziş etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "nazlamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "sığal çəkmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "sığallamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "tumarlamaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "láščycʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ла́шчыць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjéscicʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "пе́сціць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "halubícʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "галубі́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "english": "stroke gently",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hládzicʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гла́дзіць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "hapros"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mílvam",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ми́лвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "laskája",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ласка́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "acariciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "acaronar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "愛撫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àifǔ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "爱抚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "laskat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "hladit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pohladit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "kærtegne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "liefkozen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "intimumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "(pri tuŝado) karesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "hyväillä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "caresser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "acariñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "aloumiñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "acariciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "afagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "cofar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdn",
      "lang": "Gallurese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "carignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdn",
      "lang": "Gallurese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "accaritzà"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "liebkosen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "kosen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chaïdévo",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "χαϊδεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "thopévo",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "θωπεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "hāth phernā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "हाथ फेरना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sahlānā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "सहलाना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dulārnā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "दुलारना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pyār karnā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "प्यार करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lāṛ karnā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "लाड़ करना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lāṛ laṛānā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "लाड़ लड़ाना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "puckārnā",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "पुचकारना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "stroke gently",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "cirógat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "stroke",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "simogat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "dédelget"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "átölel"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "elus"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "membelai"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "muirnigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "slíoc"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "accarezzare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あいぶする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aibu suru",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "愛撫する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "eorumanjida",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "어루만지다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maemanjida",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "매만지다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "aemuhada",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "애무하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "kum",
      "lang": "Kumyk",
      "roman": "ayawlamaq",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "аявламакъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "palpō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "mulceō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "contrectō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "glāstīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "heemelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "miluva",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "милува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gali",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гали"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mazi",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "мази"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "mori"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "morimori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "navâzeš kardan",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "نوازش کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pieścić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "głaskać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "acariciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "waylluy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "dezmierda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "alinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "mângâia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "laskátʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ласка́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "stroke gently",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gláditʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гла́дить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "golúbitʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "голу́бить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "milovátʹ",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "милова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "accaritziai"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "carignai"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "accarissiare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "Logudorese"
      ],
      "word": "carignare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "carignà"
    },
    {
      "code": "sdc",
      "lang": "Sassarese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "imbirrià"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ми̏ловати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "mȉlovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "allisciari"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "hladiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ljubkovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "božati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "acariciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "South-America",
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "franelear"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "smeka"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chəəi-chom",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "เชยชม"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "chəəi",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "เชย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "okşamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "laskáty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ласка́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "péstyty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пе́стити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pestýty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пести́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "péstuvaty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пе́стувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "holúbyty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "голу́бити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "myluváty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "милува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "stroke gently",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hládyty",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гла́дити"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "vuốt ve"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "mơn trớn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "löfülön"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "anwesu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "touch or kiss lovingly",
      "word": "llochi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caress"
}

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