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hugging

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1. hugging - Noun

2. hugging - Verb

Derived from hug

Meaning

of Hug

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. John Updike

The coming years will prove increasingly cynical and cruel. People will definitely not slip into oblivion while hugging each other. The final stages in the life of humanity will be marked by the monstrous war of all against all: the amount of suffering will be maximal. Pentti Linkola

I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do. Angelina Jolie

At the millennium we partied like it was 1999. And then we had a 10 year bathtub tequila hangover, man. Just hugging the metaphorical toilet on a daily basis. Christopher Titus

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best. George Eliot

People might think that boxers are all animals and nasty people. But at the end of the day, we're all brothers: black or white, yellow or pink. We are all in the same business, and after the fight we are hugging each other like we're gay. Frank Bruno

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