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Definition of nuzzle verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nuzzle

verb

NAmE//ˈnʌzl//

[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nuzzle

he / she / it nuzzles

past simple nuzzled

-ing form nuzzling

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to touch or rub someone or something with the nose or mouth, especially to show affection nuzzle somebody/something She nuzzled his ear. + adv./prep. The child nuzzled up against his mother.

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