14
snuggling(noun, verb, adjective, endearing, caressing)
13
petting(noun, verb, adjective, communication, feeling)
12
fondling(noun, verb, adjective, communication, feeling)
11
caressing(noun, verb, endearing, embracing, kissing)
8
hugging(noun, verb, endearing)
8
kissing(noun, verb, intercourse, endearing, mating)
5
embracing(noun, verb, adjective, kissing, caressing)
5
necking(noun, taction, foreplay)
5
nestling
5
nuzzling(verb, adjective, endearing, caressing)
4
smooching(noun, intercourse, mating, embracing, kissing)
4
coddling(verb, endearing)
4
stroking(noun, verb, adjective, communication, feeling)
3
touching(noun, verb, adjective, communication, feeling)
3
foreplay(noun, intercourse, taction, mating, kissing)
2
burrowing
2
caress(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit)
2
clasping
2
cuddle
2
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