Cuddle

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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. See{Couth},
     {Uncouth}, {Can}.]
     To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.


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           She cuddles low beneath the brake;
           Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.   --Prior.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cuddle \Cud"dle\, v. t.
     To embrace closely; to fondle. --Forby.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cuddle \Cud"dle\, n.
     A close embrace.
     [1913 Webster] cuddlesome

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cuddle
       n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn:
            {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: {snuggle},
             {nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
       2: hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort,
          or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "cuddle":
     bill and coo, bundle, burrow, caress, cosset, croodle, cuddle up,
     curl up, dandle, embrace, enfold, fondle, hold, hug, lap, love,
     neck, nestle, nuzzle, pet, smooch, snug, snug up, snuggle,
     snuggle up to