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hug meaning in Punjabi

پاری pārī

/hʌɡ/

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Northern England/hʊɡ/

hug in Punjabi: پاری (pārī). 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).

Punjabi words for hug

hug; embrace
پاری pārī

English meaning of hug

  1. 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).
  2. noun A particular grip in wrestling.
  3. verb To crouch; to huddle as with cold.
  4. verb To cling closely together.

Full definition of hug

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

All synonyms of hug

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Questions about hug in Punjabi

What is the meaning of hug in Punjabi?
Hug in Punjabi is پاری (pārī).
hug ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Hug: پاری (pārī).
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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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “hug”: پاری. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hug (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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