What part of speech is hugging?

Hugging can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. hugging is a verb, gerund of hug (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does hugging mean?

Definitions

Verb

hug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips"
hug - squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

Noun

hugging - affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Examples of hugging

#   Sentence  
1. verb They are hugging and kissing.
2. verb They're expressing their love by hugging.
3. verb After hugging Tom, Mary picked up her suitcase and left.
4. verb I like hugging Veronica.
5. verb Tom and Mary stopped hugging.
6. verb They stopped hugging.
7. verb Being away from her was unbearable torment, while being beside her, hugging her, kissing her, would mean to me reaching the seventh heaven.
8. verb Tom and Mary are hugging each other naked.
9. verb Tom always sleeps hugging his teddy bear.
10. verb Tom almost always falls to sleep at night hugging his teddy bear.
11. verb Tom almost always falls asleep at night hugging his teddy bear.
12. verb Why is everybody hugging Tom?
13. verb Why is everybody hugging him?
14. verb Why is everybody hugging her?
15. verb He behaved in a weird manner by hugging the tree trunk.
Sentence  
verb
They are hugging and kissing.
They're expressing their love by hugging.
After hugging Tom, Mary picked up her suitcase and left.
I like hugging Veronica.
Tom and Mary stopped hugging.
They stopped hugging.
Being away from her was unbearable torment, while being beside her, hugging her, kissing her, would mean to me reaching the seventh heaven.
Tom and Mary are hugging each other naked.
Tom always sleeps hugging his teddy bear.
Tom almost always falls to sleep at night hugging his teddy bear.
Tom almost always falls asleep at night hugging his teddy bear.
Why is everybody hugging Tom?
Why is everybody hugging him?
Why is everybody hugging her?
He behaved in a weird manner by hugging the tree trunk.

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