hugged

hugged · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of *hug*; held someone tightly in one's arms to express affection.

  2. 2.

    Stayed close to or followed closely along.

Related words

See also: embrace, hug, hugging
Synonyms: cuddled, embraced, held

Etymology

From Old Norse hugga ("to comfort, console") with the regular English past tense suffix -ed.