caress

//kəˈrɛs//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

caressInfinitive
caressPresent tense
caressedPast tense
caressedPast participle
caressingPresent participle
caressesThird-person singular
1

To touch or stroke gently and lovingly.

She caressed the cat's soft fur.

2

To touch or affect in a soft, soothing manner.

The warm breeze caressed her face as she walked through the garden.

Noun

caressSingular
caressesPlural
1

A gentle, loving touch or stroke.

She felt the gentle caress of his hand on her cheek.

caress - Deep Vocabulary