Cuddling

3 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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           She cuddles low beneath the brake;
           Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.   --Prior.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  cuddling \cuddling\ n.
     1. holding close in a tender and afectionate manner.
        [PJC]
  
     2. lying closely together while caressing; nestling together.
        [PJC]
  
     3. foreplay without contact with the genital organs. [slang]
  
     Syn: caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting,
          smooching, snuggling.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cuddling
       n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
           genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {fondling}, {hugging},
            {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]