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Synonyms for hug

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : huhg
Phonetic Transcription : hʌg

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Définition of hug

Origin :
  • 1560s, hugge "to embrace," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Norse hugga "to comfort," from hugr "courage, mood," from Proto-Germanic *hugjan, related to Old English hycgan "to think, consider," Gothic hugs "mind, soul, thought." Other have noted the similarity in some senses to German hegen "to foster, cherish," originally "to enclose with a hedge." Related: Hugged; hugging. The noun was originally (1610s) a hold in wrestling. Meaning "affectionate embrace" is from 1650s.
  • noun embrace
  • verb hold close, cling to
Example sentences :
  • And then Mike came tearing up and gave him a hug and a pat on the back.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • If he be the man I take him for, he must hug an obstacle to his heart as a Heaven-sent gift.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • Should they not hug their pillow as the friend of their bosom?
  • Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever
  • He became greatly alarmed, and got rid of his sister's hug definitely.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • There's Barbara Lee, let's hug her—think how dreadful to have her go away.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • What if Sweetheart—she rushed headlong to hug her mother again.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • I wish I could hug you all—but it would muss you dreadfully.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • It is as if all the feeling pent up in her were finding vent in this hug.
  • Extract from : « The Mob (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • He became greatly alarmed and got rid of his sister's hug definitely.
  • Extract from : « The Point Of Honor » by Joseph Conrad
  • But behind the frown was a desire, which he restrained, to hug her.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

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