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caress

 1 verb touch, stroke TRANSITIVEcuimil verb  c m uslíoc verb  c m umuirnigh verb  c m uhe caressed the horse's mane shlíoc sé moing an chapaillshe caressed the soft velvet chuimil sí an veilbhit bhog 2 verb be felt pleasantly literary TRANSITIVEcuimil verb  c m uslíoc verb  c m umuirnigh verb  c m ua mild breeze caressed the air bhí leoithne bhog le brath ar an aer
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3 nouncuimilt fem2  c m umuirniú masc  c m ushe gave him a friendly caress thug sí cuimilt chaoin dó

caressing

 adjectiveséimh adj1  c m umuirneach adj1  c m uhe spoke to her in a caressing tone labhair sé léi go muirneach

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