Caressing

(noun.) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs).

校对:佩里

• Dorothea spoke in a full cordial tone, half caressing, half explanatory. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• She kissed the boy, and said, caressing him, 'It is for thine own dear sake. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• But, on stroking her cheek in a caressing way soon after, he was almost shocked to find her face wet with tears. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• She held my hand between hers, and at each favourable word gave it a little caressing stroke. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• A short man was his Lordship, broad-chested and bow-legged, but proud of the fineness of his foot and ankle, and always caressing his garter-knee. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I think I won't use it all up tonight, said Charley devotedly, when six or eight minutes had been passed by him caressing her hand. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Margaret knelt by him, caressing him with tearful caresses. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He sat silent, still caressing Tartar, who slobbered with exceeding affection. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• As he stood, mute and grave, she again fell to caressing Carlo. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• When he was disobedient she cuffed him, it is true, but she was never cruel to him, and was more often caressing him than chastising him. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Then I am a brute, said Lydgate, caressing her penitently. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• She was caressing the said Tartar. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He had assumed a bantering air: a light, half-caressing, half-ironicshone aslant in his eye. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He laid his hand on one of hers with a caressing gesture, upon which she let it remain, but snatched up a cornflower with the other. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Caroline kissed her, in her gentle, caressing way, saying softly, I love you dearly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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