hugging

/หˆhสŒษกษชล‹/

IPA: /HH AH1 G IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To crouch; huddle as with cold.

  2. 2

    To cling closely together.

  3. 3

    To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.

    โ€œBilly hugged Danny until he felt better.โ€

  4. 4

    To stay close to (the shore etc.)

  5. 5

    To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of giving a hug.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hug, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hugging