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Definition of caress verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

caress

verb

NAmE//kəˈrɛs//

Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they caress

he / she / it caresses

past simple caressed

-ing form caressing

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caress somebody/something to touch someone or something gently, especially in a sexual way or in a way that shows affection His fingers caressed the back of her neck.

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care label noun
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