Definition of caress in English:

caress

verb kəˈrɛskəˈrɛs

[with object]

Touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
爱抚，抚摩
she caressed the girl's forehead
她抚摩着这女孩的前额。
figurative a gentle breeze caressed his skin
Example sentencesExamples
- He gently took her hand in his and began softly caressing her it with his own.
- She caressed the ceramic sides lovingly, remembering the weeks she had spent making it.
- I swallowed, feeling the fiery blush that had crept to my cheeks, one of which still had his fingers gently caressing the skin.
- His tone was joking as he rested his arm around her shoulder and gently caressed her arm.
- Kat felt Noah's hand rest onto her face as he caressed her cheek gently with his thumb.
- When he finally reached it he touched its snow white feathers and caressed it gently.
- She was dressed in pale pink silk, her gown gently caressing the floor and her head adorned with a dainty, bejewelled crown.
- You feel the breeze coming from the window, gently caressing your face.
- It was very quiet as the wind picked up through the trees, caressing our faces ever so gently.
- Birds were chirping happily as the bright rays of the sun touched and caressed her skin.
- I stroked my violin tenderly; caressing the wood like a mother would an infant.
- He soundlessly walked over to her bed and kneeled down, gently caressing her cheek.
- I would get up early in the morning and sit on the steps, gazing at the sea, the wind roughly caressing my face.
- He kissed her softly and placed a hand gently upon her cheek, caressing it with his thumb.
- She slid her left hand behind his neck and gently caressed his cheek with her right hand.
- She placed one hand on his cheek, gently caressing it with her warm hand.
- He smiled at me and pulled me to him, stroking my hair and caressing my face.
- The warmth of the sun caressed Alicia's skin as she briefly turned her face skywards.
- The forest closes in, branches caressing windows at every swing and turn.
- As he passed her, he caressed her cheek with the palm of his hand and gently gave her a chaste kiss on the cheek.
Synonyms
stroke, touch, fondle, brush, skim, pet, pat, nuzzle, kiss
cuddle, embrace, hug

noun kəˈrɛskəˈrɛs

A gentle or loving touch.
爱抚，抚摩
she felt the caress of his breath on her cheek
Example sentencesExamples
- A soft sound, maybe a laugh, then fingers touched the nape of my neck in a gentle caress.
- ‘Don't ever do that again,’ he said quietly, his words gentle caresses against her ear as he bent down to reach her face.
- He ran his hand over her hair, in a gentle caress, while he held her.
- In his dream he had felt her gentle caresses and soft, sweet kisses.
- And so, he simply guarded Grace, offering gentle caresses against her cheek or hand as the night slowly turned to morning.
- From sitar-like caresses to a sonic storm whirlwind, his unique style has inspired many other performers.
- She ran her hand gently down his cheek, a loving caress as she gazed at him.
- Could this be love radiating from our simple touches, our simple caresses and words.
- The love between Smith and Pocahontas unfolds in rambling, repetitive scenes of the couple in romantic strolls through the woods, exchanging deep, meaningful glances and gentle caresses.
- One moment Arto sings samba gentle as a nostalgic caress, the next his guitar is like flint grinding on flint.
- With a caress far more gentle than any silk, he touched her tiny lips with his fingers after he lay her back down in the crib.
- For the first time in months I was cold, the gentle caress of the breeze put a smile on my face for the first time in days.
- She turned back to face him, as she felt his hand on her shoulder, his touch as light as the gentle caress of a flower.
Synonyms
stroke, stroking, touch, touching, fondle, fondling, skim, pat, nuzzle, nuzzling, kiss
cuddle, embrace, hug

Derivatives

caressingly

adverbkəˈrɛsɪŋlikəˈrɛsɪŋli

He ran his fingers caressingly over his hair again.
Example sentencesExamples
- The serviceable yet soft material fell over her skin caressingly.
- I watch as he slides one hand vertically along the desk - slowly, caressingly.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus 'dear'.

Rhymes

acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes

Definition of caress in US English:

caress

verbkəˈrɛskəˈres

[with object]

Touch or stroke gently or lovingly.
爱抚，抚摩
she caressed the girl's forehead
她抚摩着这女孩的前额。
figurative a gentle breeze caressed his skin
Example sentencesExamples
- She was dressed in pale pink silk, her gown gently caressing the floor and her head adorned with a dainty, bejewelled crown.
- I stroked my violin tenderly; caressing the wood like a mother would an infant.
- You feel the breeze coming from the window, gently caressing your face.
- He soundlessly walked over to her bed and kneeled down, gently caressing her cheek.
- Birds were chirping happily as the bright rays of the sun touched and caressed her skin.
- As he passed her, he caressed her cheek with the palm of his hand and gently gave her a chaste kiss on the cheek.
- Kat felt Noah's hand rest onto her face as he caressed her cheek gently with his thumb.
- The warmth of the sun caressed Alicia's skin as she briefly turned her face skywards.
- I swallowed, feeling the fiery blush that had crept to my cheeks, one of which still had his fingers gently caressing the skin.
- She slid her left hand behind his neck and gently caressed his cheek with her right hand.
- He kissed her softly and placed a hand gently upon her cheek, caressing it with his thumb.
- He smiled at me and pulled me to him, stroking my hair and caressing my face.
- His tone was joking as he rested his arm around her shoulder and gently caressed her arm.
- He gently took her hand in his and began softly caressing her it with his own.
- She caressed the ceramic sides lovingly, remembering the weeks she had spent making it.
- I would get up early in the morning and sit on the steps, gazing at the sea, the wind roughly caressing my face.
- When he finally reached it he touched its snow white feathers and caressed it gently.
- She placed one hand on his cheek, gently caressing it with her warm hand.
- The forest closes in, branches caressing windows at every swing and turn.
- It was very quiet as the wind picked up through the trees, caressing our faces ever so gently.
Synonyms
stroke, touch, fondle, brush, skim, pet, pat, nuzzle, kiss

nounkəˈrɛskəˈres

A gentle or loving touch.
爱抚，抚摩
Example sentencesExamples
- She turned back to face him, as she felt his hand on her shoulder, his touch as light as the gentle caress of a flower.
- In his dream he had felt her gentle caresses and soft, sweet kisses.
- He ran his hand over her hair, in a gentle caress, while he held her.
- And so, he simply guarded Grace, offering gentle caresses against her cheek or hand as the night slowly turned to morning.
- The love between Smith and Pocahontas unfolds in rambling, repetitive scenes of the couple in romantic strolls through the woods, exchanging deep, meaningful glances and gentle caresses.
- A soft sound, maybe a laugh, then fingers touched the nape of my neck in a gentle caress.
- Could this be love radiating from our simple touches, our simple caresses and words.
- One moment Arto sings samba gentle as a nostalgic caress, the next his guitar is like flint grinding on flint.
- From sitar-like caresses to a sonic storm whirlwind, his unique style has inspired many other performers.
- For the first time in months I was cold, the gentle caress of the breeze put a smile on my face for the first time in days.
- She ran her hand gently down his cheek, a loving caress as she gazed at him.
- ‘Don't ever do that again,’ he said quietly, his words gentle caresses against her ear as he bent down to reach her face.
- With a caress far more gentle than any silk, he touched her tiny lips with his fingers after he lay her back down in the crib.
Synonyms
stroke, stroking, touch, touching, fondle, fondling, skim, pat, nuzzle, nuzzling, kiss

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear’.

单词	caress
释义	Definition of caress in English: caress verb kəˈrɛskəˈrɛs [with object] Touch or stroke gently or lovingly. 爱抚，抚摩 she caressed the girl's forehead 她抚摩着这女孩的前额。 figurative a gentle breeze caressed his skin Example sentencesExamples He gently took her hand in his and began softly caressing her it with his own. She caressed the ceramic sides lovingly, remembering the weeks she had spent making it. I swallowed, feeling the fiery blush that had crept to my cheeks, one of which still had his fingers gently caressing the skin. His tone was joking as he rested his arm around her shoulder and gently caressed her arm. Kat felt Noah's hand rest onto her face as he caressed her cheek gently with his thumb. When he finally reached it he touched its snow white feathers and caressed it gently. She was dressed in pale pink silk, her gown gently caressing the floor and her head adorned with a dainty, bejewelled crown. You feel the breeze coming from the window, gently caressing your face. It was very quiet as the wind picked up through the trees, caressing our faces ever so gently. Birds were chirping happily as the bright rays of the sun touched and caressed her skin. I stroked my violin tenderly; caressing the wood like a mother would an infant. He soundlessly walked over to her bed and kneeled down, gently caressing her cheek. I would get up early in the morning and sit on the steps, gazing at the sea, the wind roughly caressing my face. He kissed her softly and placed a hand gently upon her cheek, caressing it with his thumb. She slid her left hand behind his neck and gently caressed his cheek with her right hand. She placed one hand on his cheek, gently caressing it with her warm hand. He smiled at me and pulled me to him, stroking my hair and caressing my face. The warmth of the sun caressed Alicia's skin as she briefly turned her face skywards. The forest closes in, branches caressing windows at every swing and turn. As he passed her, he caressed her cheek with the palm of his hand and gently gave her a chaste kiss on the cheek. Synonyms stroke, touch, fondle, brush, skim, pet, pat, nuzzle, kiss cuddle, embrace, hug noun kəˈrɛskəˈrɛs A gentle or loving touch. 爱抚，抚摩 she felt the caress of his breath on her cheek Example sentencesExamples A soft sound, maybe a laugh, then fingers touched the nape of my neck in a gentle caress. ‘Don't ever do that again,’ he said quietly, his words gentle caresses against her ear as he bent down to reach her face. He ran his hand over her hair, in a gentle caress, while he held her. In his dream he had felt her gentle caresses and soft, sweet kisses. And so, he simply guarded Grace, offering gentle caresses against her cheek or hand as the night slowly turned to morning. From sitar-like caresses to a sonic storm whirlwind, his unique style has inspired many other performers. She ran her hand gently down his cheek, a loving caress as she gazed at him. Could this be love radiating from our simple touches, our simple caresses and words. The love between Smith and Pocahontas unfolds in rambling, repetitive scenes of the couple in romantic strolls through the woods, exchanging deep, meaningful glances and gentle caresses. One moment Arto sings samba gentle as a nostalgic caress, the next his guitar is like flint grinding on flint. With a caress far more gentle than any silk, he touched her tiny lips with his fingers after he lay her back down in the crib. For the first time in months I was cold, the gentle caress of the breeze put a smile on my face for the first time in days. She turned back to face him, as she felt his hand on her shoulder, his touch as light as the gentle caress of a flower. Synonyms stroke, stroking, touch, touching, fondle, fondling, skim, pat, nuzzle, nuzzling, kiss cuddle, embrace, hug Derivatives caressingly adverbkəˈrɛsɪŋlikəˈrɛsɪŋli He ran his fingers caressingly over his hair again. Example sentencesExamples The serviceable yet soft material fell over her skin caressingly. I watch as he slides one hand vertically along the desk - slowly, caressingly. Origin Mid 17th century: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus 'dear'. Rhymes acquiesce, address, assess, Bess, bless, bouillabaisse, cess, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cress, deliquesce, digress, dress, duchesse, duress, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, excess, express, fess, finesse, fluoresce, guess, Hesse, impress, incandesce, intumesce, jess, largesse, less, manageress, mess, ness, noblesse, obsess, oppress, outguess, phosphoresce, politesse, possess, press, priestess, princess, process, profess, progress, prophetess, regress, retrogress, stress, success, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, tress, tristesse, underdress, vicomtesse, yes Definition of caress in US English: caress verbkəˈrɛskəˈres [with object] Touch or stroke gently or lovingly. 爱抚，抚摩 she caressed the girl's forehead 她抚摩着这女孩的前额。 figurative a gentle breeze caressed his skin Example sentencesExamples She was dressed in pale pink silk, her gown gently caressing the floor and her head adorned with a dainty, bejewelled crown. I stroked my violin tenderly; caressing the wood like a mother would an infant. You feel the breeze coming from the window, gently caressing your face. He soundlessly walked over to her bed and kneeled down, gently caressing her cheek. Birds were chirping happily as the bright rays of the sun touched and caressed her skin. As he passed her, he caressed her cheek with the palm of his hand and gently gave her a chaste kiss on the cheek. Kat felt Noah's hand rest onto her face as he caressed her cheek gently with his thumb. The warmth of the sun caressed Alicia's skin as she briefly turned her face skywards. I swallowed, feeling the fiery blush that had crept to my cheeks, one of which still had his fingers gently caressing the skin. She slid her left hand behind his neck and gently caressed his cheek with her right hand. He kissed her softly and placed a hand gently upon her cheek, caressing it with his thumb. He smiled at me and pulled me to him, stroking my hair and caressing my face. His tone was joking as he rested his arm around her shoulder and gently caressed her arm. He gently took her hand in his and began softly caressing her it with his own. She caressed the ceramic sides lovingly, remembering the weeks she had spent making it. I would get up early in the morning and sit on the steps, gazing at the sea, the wind roughly caressing my face. When he finally reached it he touched its snow white feathers and caressed it gently. She placed one hand on his cheek, gently caressing it with her warm hand. The forest closes in, branches caressing windows at every swing and turn. It was very quiet as the wind picked up through the trees, caressing our faces ever so gently. Synonyms stroke, touch, fondle, brush, skim, pet, pat, nuzzle, kiss nounkəˈrɛskəˈres A gentle or loving touch. 爱抚，抚摩 Example sentencesExamples She turned back to face him, as she felt his hand on her shoulder, his touch as light as the gentle caress of a flower. In his dream he had felt her gentle caresses and soft, sweet kisses. He ran his hand over her hair, in a gentle caress, while he held her. And so, he simply guarded Grace, offering gentle caresses against her cheek or hand as the night slowly turned to morning. The love between Smith and Pocahontas unfolds in rambling, repetitive scenes of the couple in romantic strolls through the woods, exchanging deep, meaningful glances and gentle caresses. A soft sound, maybe a laugh, then fingers touched the nape of my neck in a gentle caress. Could this be love radiating from our simple touches, our simple caresses and words. One moment Arto sings samba gentle as a nostalgic caress, the next his guitar is like flint grinding on flint. From sitar-like caresses to a sonic storm whirlwind, his unique style has inspired many other performers. For the first time in months I was cold, the gentle caress of the breeze put a smile on my face for the first time in days. She ran her hand gently down his cheek, a loving caress as she gazed at him. ‘Don't ever do that again,’ he said quietly, his words gentle caresses against her ear as he bent down to reach her face. With a caress far more gentle than any silk, he touched her tiny lips with his fingers after he lay her back down in the crib. Synonyms stroke, stroking, touch, touching, fondle, fondling, skim, pat, nuzzle, nuzzling, kiss Origin Mid 17th century: from French caresser (verb), caresse (noun), from Italian carezza, based on Latin carus ‘dear’.
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