snuggle
English
WOTD – 11 June 2007
Etymology
First attested in 1687. snug + -le (frequentative suffix); spelt with doubled ‘g’ to clarify pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌɡəl
Noun
snuggle (plural snuggles)
- An affectionate hug.
- Let's have a snuggle on the sofa.
- The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.
Synonyms
- (hug): cuddle
- (final remnant in bottle): sip
Verb
snuggle (third-person singular simple present snuggles, present participle snuggling, simple past and past participle snuggled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
- Sometimes my girlfriend and I snuggle.
- The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.
- The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.
- 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit:
- And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.
- To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.
- Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.
- The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.
Synonyms
- cuddle
Translations
to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy
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to move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun or verb snuggle
- snuggle bunny
- snuggler
- snuggle up
- snuggly