Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To coo like a dove; hence, to coax or fawn.
- To cower; crouch; brood; cuddle; lie close and snug.
- To feel cold.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
- v. To fawn or coax.
- v. To coo.
Examples
“Mm, you're nice to croodle wi '," he murmured, doing what I assumed was croodling.”
“There, my love, croodle-doo -- 'A black-bearded man who must be the father snatched the infant from her, stared a moment, and fell to his knees, shaken with unpracticed weeping.”
Three Hearts and Three Lions
“Up yonder a lark was singing, in adjoining spruce thickets we could hear the croodle of the ringdove, and in the swaying branches of the elms the solemn-looking rooks were already building their nests.”
Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘croodle’.
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Phonestheme: CR- (or KR-)
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crook, crack, crane, cremains, cranberries, crimp, crow, crunch, crash, creak, croak, cronk and 94 more...
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plans for the weekend
No new unlisted words/phrases, please! Only list existing ones.
ruddy with booze ..., I go out horking...., attend pubs that ..., harvest kidneys, bowling balls, chandeliers, lampshade, Saran Wrap, croodle, kite, anal thermometer,..., plinth and 44 more...
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Hugonyms
Anything hugging related :)
squeeze, embrace, cuddle, nestle, cling, snuggle, arms, exchange, bear hug, thoughtful, affectionate, waist and 16 more...
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the lascivious
orgiastic, nymph, breathless, writhe, calypso, Medusa, virago, sapphic, catamite, bisou, buss, succubus and 22 more...
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coax
cajole, blandish, inveigle, palaver, croodle, woo, charm, sweet-talk, tweedle, persuade, gentle, jolly and 5 more...
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VVCle
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doodle, google, beetle, sheeple, steeple, poodle, noodle, needle, feeble, bamboozle, rootle, creeple and 11 more...
sionnach pigeons do this Jun 9, 2011
blafferty I am definitely going to do this this weekend. May 5, 2011
whichbe To cower or crouch down; to draw oneself together, as for warmth. To cling close together, or nestle close to a person; snuggle. May 12, 2008