Caressing someone, like touching a shoulder, stroking someone's cheek, brushing over someone's head, etc. often indicates a loving touch, although these signals can also be perceived as highly aversive depending on who is doing it and who is the recipient.

What is the meaning of caressing someone?

1 : to treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness : cherish the regiment was fed and caressed at station after station— Stephen Crane. 2a : to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner She caressed the baby's cheek.

What is touching and caressing?

As nouns the difference between touch and caress

is that touch is an act of touching, especially with the hand or finger while caress is an act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing, or touching, with tenderness.