[syn: nuzzle, nose]
3. dig out with the snout;
- Example: "the pig nuzzled the truffle"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nuzzle \Nuz"zle\ (n[u^]z"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nuzzled
(n[u^]z"z'ld);p. pr. & vb. n. Nuzzling (n[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]
[See Noursle.]
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1. To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up. [Obs.]
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The people had been nuzzled in idolatry. --Milton.
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2. [Perh. a corruption of nestle. Cf. Nustle.] To nestle;
to house, as in a nest.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nuzzle \Nuz"zle\ (n[u^]z"z'l), v. i. [Dim. fr. nose. See
Nozzle.]
1. To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.
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And nuzzling in his flank, the loving swine
Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin.
--Shak.
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He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . .
. nuzzling like an eel in the mud. --Arbuthnot.
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2. To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.
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Sir Roger shook his ears, and nuzzled along.
--Arbuthnot.
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3. [Cf. Nuzzle, v. t., 2.] To hide the head, as a child in
the mother's bosom; to nestle.
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4. To loiter; to idle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Noursle \Nour"sle\, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See Nurse.]
To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also nosel,
nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle, nuzzle, etc.]
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She noursled him till years he raught. --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nuzzle
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children
snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: cuddle,
snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2: rub noses [syn: nuzzle, nose]
3: dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "nuzzle":
bundle, burrow, caress, croodle, cuddle, feel up, fondle, knead,
lap, massage, nestle, nose, pet, rub, rub against, rub noses,
snuggle, stroke