English Pronunciation IPA(key): /kəˈɹɛsɪŋ/ Audio (Southern England):(file) Verb caressing present participle and gerund of caress It was a quick drive to her apartment, and although we didn't actually verbalize that we wanted to have sex, we were caressing each other's thighs. Noun caressing (plural caressings) A caress. Derived terms caressing name Anagrams creasingsWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.