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" I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop arresting a panhandler. I'm interested in how all these things are happening in one block."
Barry McGee

Meaning of "hugging" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HUGGING

hugging


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hugging is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hugging in English.

WHAT DOES HUGGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hug

A hug is a near universal form of physical intimacy in which two people put their arms around the neck, back, or waist of one another and hold each other closely. If more than two persons are involved, this is informally referred to as a group hug.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HUGGING

PRESENT

Present
I hug
you hug
he/she/it hugs
we hug
you hug
they hug
Present continuous
I am hugging
you are hugging
he/she/it is hugging
we are hugging
you are hugging
they are hugging
Present perfect
I have hugged
you have hugged
he/she/it has hugged
we have hugged
you have hugged
they have hugged
Present perfect continuous
I have been hugging
you have been hugging
he/she/it has been hugging
we have been hugging
you have been hugging
they have been hugging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hugged
you hugged
he/she/it hugged
we hugged
you hugged
they hugged
Past continuous
I was hugging
you were hugging
he/she/it was hugging
we were hugging
you were hugging
they were hugging
Past perfect
I had hugged
you had hugged
he/she/it had hugged
we had hugged
you had hugged
they had hugged
Past perfect continuous
I had been hugging
you had been hugging
he/she/it had been hugging
we had been hugging
you had been hugging
they had been hugging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hug
you will hug
he/she/it will hug
we will hug
you will hug
they will hug
Future continuous
I will be hugging
you will be hugging
he/she/it will be hugging
we will be hugging
you will be hugging
they will be hugging
Future perfect
I will have hugged
you will have hugged
he/she/it will have hugged
we will have hugged
you will have hugged
they will have hugged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hugging
you will have been hugging
he/she/it will have been hugging
we will have been hugging
you will have been hugging
they will have been hugging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hugging
you would hugging
he/she/it would hugging
we would hugging
you would hugging
they would hugging
Conditional continuous
I would be hugging
you would be hugging
he/she/it would be hugging
we would be hugging
you would be hugging
they would be hugging
Conditional perfect
I would have hugging
you would have hugging
he/she/it would have hugging
we would have hugging
you would have hugging
they would have hugging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hugging
you would have been hugging
he/she/it would have been hugging
we would have been hugging
you would have been hugging
they would have been hugging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hug
we let´s hug
you hug
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hug
Past participle
hugged
Present Participle
hugging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUGGING

hug · hug-me-tight · huge · hugely · hugeness · hugeous · hugeously · hugeousness · huggable · hugged · hugger · hugger-mugger · huggier · huggiest · Huggins · huggy

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUGGING

bagging · begging · blogging · bragging · changing · debugging · dogging · dragging · flagging · gagging · hogging · jogging · lagging · legging · ligging · logging · nagging · plugging · rigging · tagging · tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of hugging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUGGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hugging» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «hugging» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HUGGING

Find out the translation of hugging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hugging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hugging» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

拥抱
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

abrazos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hugging
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعانقة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

обниматься
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

abraços
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গাঢ় আলিঙ্গন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

étreindre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Memeluk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

umarmt
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ハグ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

포옹
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ôm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

விதமாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

आलिंगन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sarılma
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

avvolgente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

przytulanie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

обійматися
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

îmbrățișarea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγκάλιασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drukkies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kramas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hugging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hugging

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUGGING»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of hugging
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «hugging».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hugging

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «HUGGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hugging.
1
Gerry Adams
Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone. I've hugged trees in every part of this little island.
2
Jim Capaldi
We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won; cause Ali is the greatest.
3
Eric Davis
That's just my family's mentality. We are a very loving, hugging and kissing kind of family. And we grew up in a church atmosphere and still have that atmosphere. There is no negativity.
4
Peter Guber
There's a sense of aliveness that comes from connection, shared experience. And you see it in every place. You see it when ball players jump up and down, gather at home plate, hugging, and it's not just because they're winning, it's that shared moment, that feeling of - we enter the world alone, we leave alone.
5
Leslie Jones
I take care of everybody. I'm either hugging you or making sure that you're not sick, because my backpack has every kind of medicine in it.
6
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
The Seinfeld motto: No learning, no hugging.
7
Rachel Maddow
The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.
8
Lil Mama
One of the things that makes me most happy about music is that I can look at a picture and see Da Brat, Missy, Lil Kim, Left Eye, and I know Aaliyah is a singer, but to see them all in one photo together hugging and laughing and really having genuine love for each other... I want to feel that with my hip hop sisters.
9
Ray Manzarek
We went on stage with the Jefferson Airplane, Jim started singing with Grace Slick and hugging her. Then he danced off the stage, went back into the dressing room and passed out cold.
10
Barry McGee
I see a really good tag on a building, a man passed out in the middle of the street, a couple hugging, a cop arresting a panhandler. I'm interested in how all these things are happening in one block.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUGGING»

Discover the use of hugging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hugging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art of Hugging: A Heartwarming Guide to Everyone's ...
Looks at the simple, yet powerful, gesture of the hug and the authors' Free Hug movement.
Brainard Carey, Delia Carey, 2012
2
Christian, the Hugging Lion
The ASPCA Award-winning creators of And Tango Makes Three present the true story of a domesticated lion cub whose devoted owners return him to the wilds of Kenya. 35,000 first printing.
Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, 2010
3
Hugging
Hugging is a reinforced, library bound book in The Child's World series Values to Live By.
Annetta E. Dellinger, 1985
4
Hugging the Rock
When her mom runs away from home, Rachel is left behind with her emotionally distant father and many questions she cannot answer, in a moving portrait of a father/daughter relationship told in verse. Reprint.
Susan Taylor Brown, 2009
5
Hugging the Shore: Essays and Criticism
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea,” writes John Updike in his Foreword to this collection of literary considerations.
John Updike, 2013
6
How the Granola-Crunching, Tree-Hugging Thug Huggers Are ...
WARNING: This book is not for the faint of heart; some of the revelations here are shocking. This is a wake-up call for Canadians, by the country's most experienced broadcaster, a man with his finger on the pulse of the country he loves.
Lowell Green, 2013
7
The Prodigal Hugging Church: A Scandalous Approach to ...
Written for both leaders and members, this book will encourage you to embrace the prodigals in your community through examples, scripture, stories, and practical insights from Pastor Tim and The Community Church of Joy.
Tim Wright
8
Hugging the middle: how teachers teach in an era of testing ...
This book serves as a state-of-the-profession assessment in an era of top-down educational policy
Larry Cuban, 2009
9
Hugging the trees: the story of the Chipko movement
Traces the history and development of the Himalayan Chipko movement, which aims to prevent deforestation by hugging trees targeted for felling
Thomas Weber, 1989
10
The Art of Hugging: The World-Famous Kissing Coach Offers ...
The Art of Hugging teaches huggers and huggees alike: -Why hugs are good for your health and well-being -Hugging preferences of men and women (they're not the same!) -How to "read" the kind of hug your lover wants -Easy ways to become more ...
William Cane, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hugging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Michelle Heaton stuns in figure-hugging pencil skirt after double …
Michelle Heaton shows off her slim waist in figure-hugging pencil skirt as she reveals body insecurities after double mastectomy. By Emily ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Helen Mirren flaunts impressive figure in curve-hugging swimsuit …
The Hollywood actress donned a curve-hugging swimsuit. Dame Helen Mirren GC. Helen was looking as svelte as ever in her swimwear today ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Sooraj Pancholi breaks into tears after hugging Salman at 'Hero'
Sooraj Pancholi got emotional and broke into tears after hugging Salman Khan at the trailer launch of 'Hero', in Mumbai, on July 15. «Apun Ka Choice, Jul 15»
4
Hugging a Turk - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
Armenians living in Western countries on some occasions have become too civilized in making a distinction between the Turkish government ... «The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, Jul 15»
5
Tree huggers unite! Portland trying to reclaim world record for tree …
Portlanders gather and attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people hugging trees simultaneously for one minute. «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Camper removed from WT, cited for hugging incident | Lubbock …
“The girl was not injured, The inappropriate touching it consisted mainly of like hugging that was not consented to by the girl and she was ... «LubbockOnline.com, Jul 15»
7
Albert Pujols hugging Joc Pederson's brother was the Home Run …
A heartwarming moment was probably dead last on the list of things you might expect from the Home Run Derby, but Albert Pujols gave us just ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
8
Kris Jenner wears figure-hugging LBD as she steps out in London's …
But 'momager' Kris Jenner was clearly off-duty when she enjoyed some alone time in London's Chelsea on Monday evening. The 59 year-old ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Tree-hugging in the modern age | News | Archinect
In Melbourne, trees have their own email addresses. Just keep them away from Tinder. (Photo: Wikipedia). The city of Melbourne assigned trees email ... «Archinect, Jul 15»
10
Kate Beckinsale shows off her fabulous hourglass figure in curve …
STUNNING Kate Beckinsale looked effortlessly chic in a curve-hugging gown as she attended a performance of The Mentalists in London this ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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