Caress (Noun)
Meaning
A gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Her mother's gentle fingers trailed a soothing caress down her small daughter's tears-stained cheek.
- Soft sunlight filtered through the trees providing a warm caress that comforted the weary traveler.
- The soothing sound of her voice felt like a gentle caress that calmed his worried mind.
- The warm summer breeze brought a welcome caress to the parched earth, reviving the wilting plants.
- A pleasant melody flowed from the flute and provided a fond caress to the tense atmosphere.