cuddle
verb/ˈkʌdl/
/ˈkʌdl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cuddle | /ˈkʌdl/ /ˈkʌdl/ |
| he / she / it cuddles | /ˈkʌdlz/ /ˈkʌdlz/ |
| past simple cuddled | /ˈkʌdld/ /ˈkʌdld/ |
| past participle cuddled | /ˈkʌdld/ /ˈkʌdld/ |
| -ing form cuddling | /ˈkʌdlɪŋ/ /ˈkʌdlɪŋ/ |
- to hold somebody/something close in your arms to show love synonym hug
- A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep.
- cuddle something (+ adj.) The little boy cuddled the teddy bear close.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCuddle is used with these nouns as the object:- baby
Word Originearly 16th cent. (rare before the 18th cent.): of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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