caress

[US]/kəˈres/
[UK]/kəˈres/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sentuhan atau usapan lembut; tindakan menunjukkan cinta dan kasih sayang
vt. untuk menyentuh atau mengusap lembut sebagai tanda cinta dan kasih sayang
Word Forms
Past Participlecaressed
Past Tensecaressed
Third Person Singularcaresses
Present Participlecaressing
Pluralcaresses

Phrases & Collocations

gentle caress

usapan lembut

loving caress

usapan penuh kasih sayang

tender caress

usapan sayang

Example Sentences

She gently caressed the baby's cheek.

Dia dengan lembut membelai pipi bayi.

He caressed her hand lovingly.

Dia dengan sayang membelai tangannya.

The soft breeze caressed her skin.

Angin sepoi-sepoi membelai kulitnya.

The singer's voice seemed to caress the audience's ears.

Suara penyanyi itu seolah-olah membelai telinga penonton.

She closed her eyes as the warm sunlight caressed her face.

Dia memejamkan matanya saat sinar matahari yang hangat membelai wajahnya.

His words caressed her heart.

Kata-katanya membelai hatinya.

The painter's brush caressed the canvas with precision.

Kuas pelukis itu membelai kanvas dengan presisi.

The cat purred as she caressed its fur.

Kucing itu mendengkur saat dia membelai bulunya.

The memories of their time together still caress his mind.

Kenangan tentang waktu mereka bersama masih membelai pikirannya.

The poet's words caressed the emotions of the readers.

Kata-kata penyair itu membelai emosi para pembaca.

Real-world Examples

The baby went fast asleep with his mother's caresses.

Bayi itu tertidur lelap dengan belaian ibunya.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

It's as though Bernini was reliving his caresses with his chisel.

Seolah-olah Bernini menghidupkan kembali belaiannya dengan pahatnya.

Source: The Power of Art - Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini

His mother's caress calmed the frightened child.

Belaian ibunya menenangkan anak yang ketakutan.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

And she looked up, softly caressed his cheek, and smiled.

Dan dia mendongak, dengan lembut membelai pipinya, dan tersenyum.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

There were crowds of people in the depot or she would never have invited this caress.

Ada banyak sekali orang di depo, atau dia tidak akan pernah mengundang belaian ini.

Source: Gone with the Wind

I would have touched, caressed, worshipped that scrape.

Aku akan menyentuh, membelai, dan menyembah goresan itu.

Source: Call Me by Your Name

" What light is that on the hill? " he added, as it were to hide the caress.

“Apa cahaya itu di atas bukit?” dia menambahkan, seolah-olah untuk menyembunyikan belaian itu.

Source: Returning Home

You were standing behind her caressing her lovingly in these pictures.

Kamu berdiri di belakangnya sambil membelainya dengan penuh kasih sayang di foto-foto ini.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

" O Machine! " she murmured, and caressed her Book, and was comforted.

“O Mesin!” dia bergumam, dan membelai Bukunya, dan merasa nyaman.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

But when she tried to caress him, the boy shunned her.

Tetapi ketika dia mencoba membelainya, anak itu menghindarinya.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

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