noun. Affectionate embracing; caressing.

verb. Present participle of hug.

noun. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

"Maddened by the sound of the water, Jerry had first to endure an embracing and hugging from the boy, who, squatted on his hams, rocked back and forth and mumbled a strange little crooning song."

arousal  foreplay  stimulation  

snogging  

bugging  chugging  debugging  drugging  lugging  

caressing  cuddling  fondling  kissing  necking  

hug