Snuggle

2 definitions found

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

  Snuggle \Snug"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuggled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Snuggling}.] [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  snuggle
       n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn:
            {cuddle}, {nestle}]
       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},
             {nestle}, {nest}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
       2: position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her
          mother's elbow" [syn: {nestle}]