fondle
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
He caressed her face
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | caress |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | caressing |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | stroke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paw |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | grope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dandle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nuzzle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tickle |