Snuggle
/ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An affectionate hug.
"Let's have a snuggle on the sofa."
- 2 a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace wordnet
- 3 The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.
Verb
- 1 To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy. intransitive, transitive
"My girlfriend and I love to snuggle."
- 2 move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position wordnet
- 3 To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.
"Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags."
- 4 position comfortably wordnet
Example
More examples"I wish I had someone I could snuggle with."
Etymology
From snug + -le (frequentative suffix).