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  • verb Present participle of bearhug.

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Examples

  • Roger Clemens bearhugging his lawyer at the Willard Hotel on Tuesday.

    hey, isn't that . . . ? Post 2010

  • The Russian leader had just been in Beijing, bearhugging with the Chinese leaders and commiserating over the NATO-led war in Kosovo.

    Palace Intrigues 2008

  • With the Rangers 'Peter Prucha bearhugging him at the top of the slot, Ovechkin took a lead pass from Dainius Zubrus and somehow managed to uncork a low shot that skittered between Lundqvist's legs at 4: 53.

    USATODAY.com - Hockey - N.Y. Rangers vs. Washington 2006

  • Ralston was wrestling with Mother, bearhugging her back, trying to wrench something from her hands.

    The Shattered Blue Line Patrick A. Davis 2005

  • Ralston was wrestling with Mother, bearhugging her back, trying to wrench something from her hands.

    The Shattered Blue Line Patrick A. Davis 2005

  • BearHugCamp, so named as the result of a post where I described Winer's strategy of bearhugging a similar technology to create more momentum and an adhoc standard.

    TechCrunch Steve Gillmor 2011

  • But bearhugging Winer himself only goes so far; he likes to be the hugger, less so the hugged.

    TechCrunch Steve Gillmor 2011

  • Dalton, the goaltender on the all-tournament team, turned into an All-World celebrator after Bemidji State's win, vociferously bearhugging every teammate in sight in the postgame on-ice celebration.

    USCHO.com News 2009

  • Michael Turner found one way to counteract this threat, bearhugging Zamora from behind whenever the ball went in the air.

    Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009

  • "Great Britannia, '' said Anthony Hopkins, bearhugging the actress.

    unknown title 2009

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