Plural of caress

regular plural

The plural of caress is caresses.

Forms of caress

Komal caresses the edge of her kameez with her fingers.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 125. From the entry kamees
When Mariuchi caresses the plant, for example, sensuously emitting from the palps of her fingers, a siren song.1998, Renny Christopher, Linda Strom, Lisa Orr, Working Class Studies: 1 & 2, Feminist Press at CUNY, →ISBN, page 165. From the entry palp
Older women who no longer menstruate, excited by the younger women's caresses, secrete enough cyprine to paint their bodies.1977, Heresies - Volume 1, Issues 1-4, page 98. From the entry cyprine
He caresses the top of the tank, understanding that the machine cannot feel the gesture but content that he can.1976 August, David Laraway, “Weekends and Other Days: Loving at the edge of life”, in Edith Raymond Locke, editor, Mademoiselle, New York…. From the entry machine
No storm affrights it; and not the centuries, clustering houris, with their caresses can seduce it from its hard austerity.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry houri

noun An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.
noun A gentle stroking or rubbing.
verb To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

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