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Cuddle

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Noun

1. cuddle, nestle, snuggle

a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

Verb

2. cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle

move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

Example Sentences:
'We cuddled against each other to keep warm'
'The children snuggled into their sleeping bags'

3. cuddle

hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth

Example Sentences:
'I cuddled the baby'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cuddle

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verb
1. 
to hold (another person or thing) close or (of two people, etc) to hold each other close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; embrace; hug
2. (intransitive; foll by up)
to curl or snuggle up into a comfortable or warm position
noun
3. 
a close embrace, esp when prolonged

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Cuddle

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcuddled or ˈcuddling
1. 
to hold lovingly and gently in one's arms; embrace and fondle
verb intransitive
2. 
to lie close and snug; nestle
noun
3. 
a cuddling
4. 
an embrace; hug

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cuddle

see synonyms of cuddle
v. cud·dled, cud·dling, cud·dles
v.tr.
To hold fondly in the arms; hug tenderly. See Synonyms at caress.
v.intr.
To nestle; snuggle: The children cuddled together on the couch.
n.
The act of cuddling; a hug or embrace.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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