- present participle of hug.
hugging
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"We want to know how they feel, and they do ask questions," he said, hugging one of his daughters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Horvath and members of the Los Angeles Fire Department also could be seen speaking with and hugging Kovacik and other NBC4 journalists on the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The U.S. military has provided some protection to tankers moving through the strait hugging Oman’s coast, and ship-to-ship transfers have been a growing way to get crude flowing out of the Middle East again.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Betr isn’t counting on hugging it out with Ellin, responding in part, “We appreciate Doug watching the ad and helping promote it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The men on the beach were laughing and hugging one another.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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