11
caressing(noun, verb, touching, endearing, embracing)
10
fondling(noun, verb, intercourse, endearing, mating)
9
hugging(noun, verb, greeting, endearing)
7
cuddling(noun, verb, intercourse, endearing, mating)
7
petting(noun, taction, profligateness, embracing, fondling)
7
smooching(noun, verb, intercourse, mating, embracing)
6
snuggling(noun, verb, endearing)
4
necking(noun, assumption, taction, profligateness, embracing)
3
embracing(noun, verb, greeting, assumption, osculation)
3
greeting(noun, verb, greeting)
3
kiss
3
kisses
3
touching(verb, touching)
2
brushing(verb, touching)
2
bussing
2
caress(noun, taction, profligateness, fondling)
2
foreplay(noun, intercourse, taction, mating, profligateness)
2
dalliance
2
osculate
2
osculating
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