24
snuggle(verb, hold, press, love, touch)
22
cuddle(noun, verb, hold, press, love)
19
nestle(verb, hold, love, touch, settle)
17
caress(noun, verb, hold, love, touch)
13
fondle(verb, hold, press, touch, grasp)
13
embrace(noun, verb, hold, love, touch)
9
kiss(noun, verb, hold, touch, physical)
8
hug(noun, verb, hold, press, love)
7
pet(verb, hold, love, touch, physical)
7
burrow(verb, hold, touch, settle, physical)
7
nose(verb, rub with the snout)
6
stroke(noun, verb, love, touch, physical)
4
nest
4
snug(verb, hold, settle, near, embrace)
3
pat(noun, verb, love, touch, physical)
3
bundle(verb, hold, settle, embrace, clasp)
3
buss(verb, touch, physical, stroke, embrace)
3
draw close(verb, expression, idiom, hold, embrace)
3
feel up(verb, expression, hold, touch, physical)
3
huddle(verb, hold, touch, settle, physical)
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