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  • noun Plural form of bearhug.

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Examples

  • Diego Milito, left out of the starting line-up, leaps up out of the dug-out and bearhugs Maradona.

    World Cup 2010: The best of Argentina manager Diego Maradona Rupert Fryer 2010

  • She emerged nearly four hours later with her smile intact, and bearhugs aplenty for family and friends.

    A Tale Of Two Kagans 2010

  • She emerged nearly four hours later with her smile intact, and bearhugs aplenty for family and friends.

    A Tale Of Two Kagans 2010

  • Most dropped weapons, crossed the line for backslapping bearhugs; after which we regained positions, checked that all were ready, and we swept over them in the final assault.

    declanmac Diary Entry declanmac 2005

  • I remember frequent bearhugs and the scrape of a beard that could never quite be shaved; I can see flashes of my first Christmas; I have a glimpse of his delight when I took a first step on my first birthday.

    CLEAR PICTURES REYNOLDS PRICE 1988

  • I remember frequent bearhugs and the scrape of a beard that could never quite be shaved; I can see flashes of my first Christmas; I have a glimpse of his delight when I took a first step on my first birthday.

    CLEAR PICTURES REYNOLDS PRICE 1988

  • Capitol Visitor Center and some European rabbis and imams were exchanging bearhugs.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

  • Capitol Visitor Center and some European rabbis and imams were exchanging bearhugs.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

  • Capitol Visitor Center and some European rabbis and imams were exchanging bearhugs.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

  • Capitol Visitor Center and some European rabbis and imams were exchanging bearhugs.

    The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines < 2010

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