9 Letter Words for Caressing
caressing
8 Letter Words for Caressing
arcsines, arsenics, assigner, caginess, ceasings, cerasins, creasing, grecians, raciness, reassign, sacrings, scirenga, searcing, searings, seringas
7 Letter Words for Caressing
ancress, anergic, angries, arcings, arcsine, arcsins, arsenic, arsines, carings, carnies, caseins, caserns, casings, cassine, ceasing, cerasin, cessing, cringes, earings, erasing, gainers, garnice, garniec, gassier, geranic, gnessic, graines, graisse, grassie, grecian, grissen, incages, ingress, narciss, racings, reagins, regains, reginas, rescans, resigns, sacring, sangers, sarcine, sarnies, scaring, scrines, scringe, searing, seasing, seraing, serangs, seringa, signers, singers
6 Letter Words for Caressing
acerin, anesis, angers, anises, arcing, arcsin, argine, arisen, arises, arsine, arsing, assign, cagers, cagier, cairns, caisse, caners, canier, caress, carien, caries, caring, carses, casein, casern, casing, cassie, cearin, cerias, cering, cigars, craigs, cranes, crases, crasis, crenas, crines, cringe, crises, crissa, earing, easing, eniacs, ericas, escars, essang, gainer, ganser, gasser, gneiss, graces, graine, grains, granes, grasni, greins, grices, incage, nacres, nasser, nigers, racine, racing, raines, raises, rances, ranges, ranses, reagin, regain, regian, regina, reigns, rengas, renigs, rescan, resign, resina, resing, resins, rinses, sagier, saices, sangei, sanger, sanies, sansei, sarges, saring, sarins, sarnie, sarsen, sasine, scares, scenas, sciage, scraes, scrags, scrans, scries, scrine, segars, seracs, serais, serang, sering, serins, signer, singer, singes, sirens, snares
5 Letter Words for Caressing
acers, acier, acies, acing, acnes, acres, acris, aegir, aegis, aeric, aesir, agers, agric, agrin, aiger, airns, ancre, anger, anise, anser, arces, areng, argin, aries, arise, arsis, cager, cages, cains, cairn, caner, canes, cangs, canis, cares, carne, carns, carse, caser, cases, casse, ceras, ceria, cerin, cesar, cigar, cines, cires, crags, craie, craig, crain, crane, crang, crans, crass, crena, cress, cries, crine, crise, criss, earns, encia, eniac, ensis, erica, erics, ering, escar, gaine, gains, gairs, garce, garni, garse, gases, geans, gears, geira, geisa, genas, genic, girns, girse, gnars, grace, grain, grane, grans, grass, grein, grens, grias, grice, grins, icers, incas, incra, inger, insea, irena, nacre, narcs, nares, naric, naris, nears, necia, nicer, niger, nigra, nisse, races, rages, ragis, raine, rains, raise, rance, range, rasen, rasse, reais, reans, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, reins, renga, renig, resin, rices, rines, ringe, rings, rinse, risen, rises, rissa, sacre, sager, sages, saice, saics, saine, sains, sairs, saner, sanes, sangs, sansi, sarge, sarin, saris, sasin, scans, scare, scarn, scars, scase, scena, scian, scrae, scrag, scran, scrin, seans, sears, segar, segni, seirs, senas, sengi, sensa, serac, serai, seric, serin, sicer, sices, siena, siens, signa, signs, since, sines, singe, sings, siren, sires, snags, snare, snars, snies, snigs, ssing
4 Letter Words for Caressing
acer, aces, acne, acre, agen, ager, ages, agin, agni, aine, ains, aire, airn, airs, ance, anes, anis, anre, ansi, arcs, areg, aren, ares, aris, arni, asci, asin, asse, assi, assn, cage, cain, cair, cane, cang, cans, care, carn, cars, case, cass, ceas, cens, cera, cern, cess, cigs, cine, cira, cire, crag, cran, cres, crig, crin, cris, eans, earn, ears, eira, engr, engs, eras, ergs, eria, eric, erin, eris, erns, esca, gaen, gaes, gain, gair, gane, gare, gari, garn, gars, gean, gear, geic, gein, geir, gena, gens, gers, gess, gien, gies, gins, gire, girn, gise, gnar, gran, gras, gren, grin, gris, iare, icer, ices, inca, incr, inga, iran, ires, nace, nagi, nags, naig, nais, narc, nare, nasi, near, negs, ness, ngai, nice, nies, nsec, race, rage, ragi, rags, rain, rais, rane, rang, rean, recs, regs, rein, rgen, rias, rice, ries, riga, rigs, rine, ring, rins, risc, rise, sacs, sage, sags, saic, sain, sair, sais, sane, sang, sans, sare, sari, sars, scan, scar, scsi, sean, sear, seas, secs, segs, seir, seis, sena, sens, serg, sers, sian, sice, sics, sien, sier, sign, sina, sine, sing, sins, sire, sirs, sise, snag, snar, snig, srac, sris
3 Letter Words for Caressing
ace, aer, aes, age, agr, ags, ain, air, ais, anc, ane, ans, arc, are, arg, arn, ars, ase, asg, ass, cag, cai, can, car, cen, cer, cgs, cia, cie, cig, cir, cis, cns, crs, csi, ean, ear, eas, ecg, eir, enc, eng, ens, era, erg, ern, ers, esc, esr, ess, gan, gar, gas, gen, ger, gie, gin, gis, gns, gra, grs, ice, ign, inc, ing, ins, ira, ire, irs, ise, isn, nae, nag, nar, nas, nea, neg, nei, nie, nig, nis, rag, rai, ran, ras, rea, rec, reg, rei, res, ria, rie, rig, rin, rna, sac, sag, sai, san, sar, sci, scr, sea, sec, seg, sei, sen, ser, sic, sie, sig, sin, sir, sis, sri, sse
Definitions for Caressing
[1] an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
[2] to touch or pat gently to show affection.
[3] to touch, stroke, etc., lightly, as if in affection: The breeze caressed the trees.
[4] to treat with favor, kindness, etc.
[5] a gentle touch or embrace, esp one given to show affection
[6] (tr) to touch or stroke gently with affection or as with affection the wind caressed her face
Words related to Caressing
caressfondle, nuzzle, pat, rub, clutch, graze, cuddle, kiss, massage, toy, handle, neck, mug, pet, buss, clinch, cosset, dandle, feel, stroke
Words nearby Caressing
caresscaregiver speech, careless, careline, caren, carer, caress, caressive, caret, caretaker, carew, careworn
Origin of Caressing
1605–15; < French caresse < Italian carezza < Vulgar Latin *caritia, equivalent to Latin cār(us ) dear + -itia suffix of abstract nouns; cf. charity
Other words from Caressing
ca·ress·a·ble , adjective
ca·ress·er , noun
ca·ress·ing·ly , adverb
un·ca·ressed , adjective
un·ca·ress·ing , adjective
un·ca·ress·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Caressing
C17: from French caresse, from Italian carezza, from Latin cārus dear
Synonyms for Caressing
clutch, cuddle, fondle, graze, kiss, massage, nuzzle, pat, rub, brush, buss, clinch, coddle, cosset, dandle, embrace, feel, handle, hug, mug, neck, nestle, pet, squeeze, stroke, toy, bear hug, make love, play around