snuggle

//ˈsnʌɡ.əl//
B1Frequency Level 12Casual
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Verb

snuggleInfinitive
snugglePresent tense
snuggledPast tense
snuggledPast participle
snugglingPresent participle
snugglesThird-person singular
1

To settle or move into a warm, comfortable position, especially by pressing closely against another person or thing.

The child snuggled up to her mother on the sofa.

2

To hold someone or something close in a loving or affectionate way.

She snuggled her baby close to her chest.

Noun

1

An act of snuggling; a close, affectionate embrace or cuddle.

After a long day, all I wanted was a snuggle with my cat.