[syn: cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close]
2. hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth;
- Example: "I cuddled the baby"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cuddled
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cuddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for
couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku[thorn][thorn]en to
cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with. SeeCouth,
Uncouth, Can.]
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
[1913 Webster]
She cuddles low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly. --Prior.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\, v. t.
To embrace closely; to fondle. --Forby.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\, n.
A close embrace.
[1913 Webster] cuddlesome
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cuddle
n 1: a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
[syn: cuddle, nestle, snuggle]
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: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or
warmth; "I cuddled the baby"