hugged

verb

Definition of huggednext
past tense of hug
1
as in congratulated
to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune she hugged herself for having made a killing on the investment

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2
as in clasped
to put one's arms around and press tightly Grandma hugged the grandchildren good-bye

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hugged
  1. congratulated
  2. clasped
  3. grabbed
Verb
  • In a private message, the King congratulated Carter on becoming the first former president to become a centenarian.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, whose party dominates the Netherlands’ new government, congratulated the Freedom Party on social network X on Sunday.
    Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of congratulated
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  • Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
  • When the town hall ended, Harris went over and clasped hands with Castillo, whose face was still streaked with tears.
    Will Weissert, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of clasped
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  • And then Sol turned to me and grabbed my hand.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That formal change in Russia’s nuclear doctrine — which had previously envisioned a nuclear response only in the event of an existential threat to Russia — grabbed headlines and stirred a fresh round of debate in Western capitals.
    Simon Shuster, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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hugest

hugged

hugger-mugger

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