snuggle

snug·gle

verb \ˈsnə-gəl\

snug·gledsnug·gling\-g(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SNUGGLE

intransitive verb

: to curl up comfortably or cozily

transitive verb

1

: to draw close especially for comfort or in affection

2

: to make snug

— snuggle noun

Examples of SNUGGLE

1. The puppy snuggled up against the sleeping boy.
2. The boy snuggled close to his mother.
3. The dog snuggled its nose between the pillows.
4. The baby snuggled his head against my chest.

Origin of SNUGGLE

frequentative of ¹snug

First Known Use: 1687

Related to SNUGGLE

Synonyms: curl up, nestle, snug

Related Words: burrow; couch, crouch, huddle, hunch, hunker (down), scrunch, squat, squinch

Near Antonyms: blench, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy, start, wince

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Rhymes with SNUGGLE

guggle, juggle, smuggle, struggle