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Croodle

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bird's coo, especially that of a dove.

    "[A]nd no sound falls on my ears, except the distant roar of a passing train, the song of linnets, and croodle of turtle-dove and cushat."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. UK, dialectal, obsolete

    "Far ben thy dark green plantin's shade The cushat croodles am'rously"

  2. 2
    To make a cooing sound. dialectal

    "Too dark to see well, but judge from movements of old bird's head and croodling noise."

  3. 3
    To fawn or coax. UK, dialectal, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

Compare cruddle, crudle.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic "croo" + -le.

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic "croo" + -le.

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