snuggle
verb/ˈsnʌɡl/
/ˈsnʌɡl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snuggle | /ˈsnʌɡl/ /ˈsnʌɡl/ |
| he / she / it snuggles | /ˈsnʌɡlz/ /ˈsnʌɡlz/ |
| past simple snuggled | /ˈsnʌɡld/ /ˈsnʌɡld/ |
| past participle snuggled | /ˈsnʌɡld/ /ˈsnʌɡld/ |
| -ing form snuggling | /ˈsnʌɡlɪŋ/ /ˈsnʌɡlɪŋ/ |
- to get into, or to put somebody/something into, a warm comfortable position, especially close to somebody
- + adv./prep. The child snuggled up to her mother.
- He snuggled down under the bedclothes.
- She snuggled closer.
- snuggle something + adv./prep. He snuggled his head onto her shoulder.
Extra Examples- He snuggled back under the covers.
- She slipped her arm through his and snuggled close.
- She snuggled into her sleeping bag and closed her eyes.
- We snuggled up together on the couch.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- close
- together
- down
- …
- against
- into
- under
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: frequentative of the verb snug.Definitions on the go
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