hugs

Meaning of hugs

verb, 3rd person present
  1. squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection.
    he hugged her close to him
    people kissed and hugged each other
    we hugged and kissed
plural noun
  1. an act of holding someone tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection.
    there were hugs and tears as they were reunited

mid 16th century: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga ‘comfort, console’.

Information about hugs

  • The singular form of hugs is: hug.
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Hyphenation of hugs

hugs

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • hugs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

hugs synonyms

Meaning hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection:

embrace

Meaning hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection:

cuddle

Meaning firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers:

squeeze

Meaning hold (someone) tightly:

clasp

Meaning grasp (something) tightly:

clutch

Meaning take or press (someone or something) to one's bosom; embrace:

embosom

Meaning an act or manner of grasping something; a grip:

hold

Meaning an embrace, especially an amorous one:

clinch

Meaning a gentle or loving touch:

caress

Anagrams of hugs

gush, shug, sugh, ughs

Words that rhyme with hugs

chugs, bearhugs, Thugs, thugs

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