Cuddle

//ˈkʌd.l̩//

Synonyms for "cuddle" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Strong matches (11)

Verb(1 words)
draw close

Related words (18)

Noun(2 words)
nestlesnuggle

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similar

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Translations

118 translations across 32 languages.

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Armenian

3 entries
  • գգվանք noun (affectionate embrace)
  • գգվել verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • գգվել verb (cradle in one's arms)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • прегръдка noun (affectionate embrace)
  • прегръщам verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • прегръщам verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • притискам се verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Catalan

1 entries
  • acaronar verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 偎抱 noun (affectionate embrace)
  • 摟抱 /搂抱 noun (affectionate embrace)
  • 擁抱 /拥抱 noun (affectionate embrace)
  • 依偎 verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Czech

4 entries
  • chovat verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • mazlit se verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • objímat se verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • pochovat verb (cradle in one's arms)

Danish

3 entries
  • knuse verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • kæle verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • putte verb (cradle in one's arms)

Dutch

3 entries
  • knuffel noun (affectionate embrace)
  • knuffelen verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • knuffelen verb (cradle in one's arms)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • brakumo noun (affectionate embrace)
  • knuflo noun (affectionate embrace)
  • brakumadi verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • karespremi verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Finnish

3 entries
  • halaus noun (affectionate embrace)
  • halailla verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • halata verb (cradle in one's arms)

French

3 entries
  • câlin noun (affectionate embrace)
  • cajoler verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • câliner verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ჩაკონება noun (affectionate embrace)
  • ჩახუტება noun (affectionate embrace)
  • გულში იკრავს verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

German

4 entries
  • Kuscheln noun (affectionate embrace)
  • Umarmung noun (affectionate embrace)
  • knuddeln verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • kuscheln verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הִתְכַּרְבֵּל verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • szeretgetés noun (affectionate embrace)
  • ölelgetés noun (affectionate embrace)
  • ölelés noun (affectionate embrace)
  • átölel verb (cradle in one's arms)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • kúra verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Ido

1 entries
  • embraco noun (affectionate embrace)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • pelukan noun (affectionate embrace)
  • berpelukan verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Irish

1 entries
  • deasaigh isteach verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Italian

3 entries
  • coccola noun (affectionate embrace)
  • coccolare verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • cullare verb (cradle in one's arms)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 寄り添う verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • knuddelen verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • kuschelen verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Māori

1 entries
  • rapoi verb (cradle in one's arms)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • klem noun (affectionate embrace)
  • kos noun (affectionate embrace)

Polish

4 entries
  • przytulenie noun (affectionate embrace)
  • miziać się verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • przytulać verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • przytulać się verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • carícia noun (affectionate embrace)
  • acalentar verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • acariciar verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • afagar verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Romanian

1 entries
  • îmbrățișare noun (affectionate embrace)

Russian

4 entries
  • обнима́ния noun (affectionate embrace)
  • объя́тия noun (affectionate embrace)
  • жа́ться verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • обнима́ться verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • maženje noun (affectionate embrace)
  • мажење noun (affectionate embrace)
  • máziti verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • ма́зити verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Spanish

4 entries
  • abrazo noun (affectionate embrace)
  • mimo noun (affectionate embrace)
  • abrazar verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • abrazar verb (cradle in one's arms)

Swedish

4 entries
  • kram noun (affectionate embrace)
  • gosa verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • gosa verb (cradle in one's arms)
  • hålla om verb (cradle in one's arms)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ôm ấp verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Welsh

2 entries
  • anwesu verb (embrace, lie together snugly)
  • cofleidio verb (embrace, lie together snugly)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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He disregards his wife every time she asks to cuddle.

Source: tatoeba (717976)

Couldn't we cuddle, instead?

Source: tatoeba (926817)

Mary asked Tom to give her a cuddle.

Source: tatoeba (3714643)

May I cuddle you?

Source: tatoeba (5556489)

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