body-hugging

adjective
UK: /ˈbɒdi hʌɡɪŋ/
US: /ˈbɑːdi hʌɡɪŋ/

  1. Clothes that fit very tightly to the body, showing its shape.

    1. She wore a body-hugging dress to the party. [ ] [ ]
    2. The dancer's body-hugging costume allowed freedom of movement and emphasized every contour. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "body-hugging" is /ˈbɒdi hʌɡɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈbɑːdi hʌɡɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "body-hugging": "She wore a body-hugging dress to the party.". More examples on the page.