Definition of
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[ noun ] the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

Synonyms

embrace

Used in print

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

There was much embracing , much exclaiming .

Related terms

clasp cuddle hug embrace

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Rhymes with

bracing racing tracing debasing pacing casing facing compressing spacing blessing pressing dressing hairdressing replacing pricing depressing repressing distressing sensing caressing icing sing cursing nursing guessing lessing missing menacing professing perplexing rinsing boxing bouncing trespassing slicing enticing trouncing fencing processing vexing voicing purchasing embarrassing decreasing releasing increasing crossing teleconferencing buttressing dispensing condensing piercing sluicing dousing dowsing tossing passing mixing mincing surpassing reducing servicing coursing rejoicing surfacing splicing kissing gassing encompassing engrossing indexing hissing promising decreasing unpromising unceasing pulsing dancing lapsing taxing inducing waxing coaxing lansing lancing fixing practicing relapsing diagnosing canvassing convincing financing advancing balancing focusing refocusing relaxing unconvincing

Phonetic and Homophones

EH0 M B R EY1 S IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

embrangle embrace

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