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snuggle

Noun, Verb (usu participle)

snug=gle

WORDNET DICTIONARY

snuggle(n = noun.act) cuddle, nestle - a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace; Array

is a kind of embrace, embracement, embracing

Derived form verb snuggle₁

snuggle(v = verb.contact) cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle - 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"

is one way to cling to, clutch, hold close, hold tight

Derived forms noun snuggle₁, noun snuggling₁

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

snuggle(v = verb.contact) nestle - position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"

is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

snuggle, v. t. [Freq. of snug.].

To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle. [1913 Webster]

snuggle, v.intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by down, up, together) settle or draw into a warm comfortable position.

Etymology

SNUG + -LE(4)

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