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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. v. To lie or press close together; cuddle.
  2. v. To curl up closely or comfortably; nestle: snuggled happily under the covers.
  3. v. To draw close or hold closely, as for comfort or in affection; hug.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To move one way and the other to get close to something or some one; lie close for warmth or from affection; cuddle; nestle.
  2. To bring close for comfort or for affection; cuddle; nestle.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An affectionate hug.
  2. n. The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.
  3. v. transitive, intransitive To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
  4. v. To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.

WordNet 3.0

  1. v. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  2. v. position comfortably
  3. n. a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

Etymologies

  1. First attested in 1687. snug +‎ -le (“frequentative”); spelt with doubled ‘g’ to clarify pronunciation. (Wiktionary)
  2. Frequentative of snug1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “When my six year old, who loves to "snuggle", is 26 I hope I have other ways to show her how much I love her.”

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  • “He requires more energy than * I* possess, the charm of his snuggle is pretty dang irresistible ♥”

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  • “Or "Middle East in snuggle-fit over photos of little boy feeding a duck.”

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  • “Still another explanation for the appeal or horror movies may be the so-called "snuggle theory.”

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  • “The foster mom says, "At night she sleeps in her bed at the foot of our bed, but sometimes likes to sneak a snuggle or two right before my husband and I go to bed." nancycunderwood@gmail.com.”

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  • “I will want to "snuggle" with her too if she wants, but at 26 hugs, kisses and other ways will work.”

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  • “As for the snuggling, when my eyes roll back and foam starts appearing at my mouth, that's usually a cue the 'snuggle' part might be over.”

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  • “It isn't until at least 47 days when brain waves can first be detected that the embryo has developed enough to even begin imagining a "snuggle", and even then it's a stretch.”

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  • “Bedding allows the animal to "snuggle" into it and lowers the body surface area exposed to the wind.”

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  • “Now all we have is stupid pop culture jokes, constant horrible celebrity cameos, lot's of 'winks to camera', completely unsubtle political cracks, and lots of Marge using the word "snuggle" instead of "sex" (as if anyone would think that's funny).”

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synonyms (8)

Words with the same meaning

  1. cuddle
  1. nestle
  1. snug
  1. nuzzle
  1. hug
  1. crowd
  1. snoozle
  1. sip

hypernyms (13)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. hold close
  2. cling to
  1. clutch
  2. hold tight
  1. position
  2. pose
  1. put
  2. set
  1. lay
  2. place
  1. embracing
  2. embrace
  1. embracement

same context (18)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. cuddle
  2. well-carved
  3. love-starved
  1. energizer
  2. galactica
  3. coney
  1. chinch
  2. friggin
  3. six-foot-six
  1. day-old
  2. fat-bellied
  3. wolfhound
  1. offthe
  2. wuzzy
  3. postum
  1. shallow-brained
  2. six-month-old
  3. floppy-eared

rhymes (3)

Words with the same terminal sound

  1. juggle
  1. smuggle
  1. struggle

reverse dictionary (6)

Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. snoozle
  1. cuddle
  1. smooch
  1. nestle
  1. snug
  1. spoon

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  1. love
  1. comfort

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