'Hugging' definitions:

Definition of 'hugging'

(from WordNet)
noun
Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling]

Definition of 'Hugging'

From: GCIDE
  • Hug \Hug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Hugging.] [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h?ka. Cf. Huckster.]
  • 1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] --Palsgrave. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hugging'

From: GCIDE
  • hugging \hugging\ n. Affectionate embracing; caressing.
  • Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling. [WordNet 1.5]