23
nuzzle(verb, hold, press, love, touch)
22
cuddle(noun, verb, hold, meet, press)
17
nestle(noun, verb, hold, meet, love)
16
embrace(noun, verb, hold, love, touch)
13
fondle(verb, hold, press, touch, grasp)
12
touch(noun, verb, hold, stroke, embrace)
9
caress(noun, verb, hold, love, touch)
9
hug(noun, verb, hold, meet, press)
8
stroke(noun, verb, love, touch, physical)
7
huddle(verb, hold, meet, touch, settle)
6
bundle(verb, hold, settle, embrace, clasp)
6
pet(noun, verb, adjective, hold, love)
6
snug(verb, hold, settle, near, embrace)
5
burrow(verb, hold, touch, settle, physical)
5
curl up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, meet)
5
nest
4
kiss(noun, verb, hold, touch, physical)
4
draw close(verb, expression, idiom, hold, embrace)
4
grasp(verb, hold, press, seize, enfold)
4
graze(touch, physical, fondle)
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