hug in Arabic
اِحْتِضَان iḥtiḍān
/hʌɡ/
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Northern England/hʊɡ/
hug in Arabic: اِحْتِضَان (iḥtiḍān), حَضْن (ḥaḍn), مُعَانَقَة (muʕānaqa), عِنَاق (ʕināq). In English, hug means a close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).
Arabic words for hug
- affectionate embrace
- اِحْتِضَان iḥtiḍān, حَضْن ḥaḍn, مُعَانَقَة muʕānaqa, عِنَاق ʕināq, ضَمَّة ḍamma
- to embrace
- عَانَقَ ʕānaqa, اِحْتَضَنَ iḥtaḍana, حَضَنَ ḥaḍana
English meaning of hug
- noun A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).
- noun A particular grip in wrestling.
- verb To crouch; to huddle as with cold.
- verb To cling closely together.
hug in a sentence
- Billy hugged Danny until he felt better.
- They hugged for what seemed like an eternity.
- to hug the shore, to hug the coastline
Synonyms of hug
hug in other languages
Questions about hug in Arabic
- What is the meaning of hug in Arabic?
- Hug in Arabic is اِحْتِضَان (iḥtiḍān), حَضْن (ḥaḍn), مُعَانَقَة (muʕānaqa), عِنَاق (ʕināq).
- ما معنى كلمة hug؟
- Hug: اِحْتِضَان (iḥtiḍān), حَضْن (ḥaḍn), مُعَانَقَة (muʕānaqa), عِنَاق (ʕināq).
- What does hug mean in English?
- Hug means a close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, or the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace).
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