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cuddle

[kuhd-l]

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verb (used with object)

to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.

verb (used without object)

to lie close and snug; nestle.

to curl up in going to sleep.

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noun

act of cuddling; hug; embrace.

Origin:
1510–20; perhaps back formation from Middle English cudliche intimate, affectionate, Old English cūthlīc, or from Middle English cuthlechen, Old English cūthlǣcan to make friends with; see couth², -ly

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Whatever its origins, the grille-mounted cuddle object is found across the country.

Chechen fathers do not cuddle or play with their sons for fear of making them weak.

Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, cuddle after a dip in the hot springs.

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Whatever its origins, the grille-mounted cuddle object is found across the country.

Chechen fathers do not cuddle or play with their sons for fear of making them weak.

Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, cuddle after a dip in the hot springs.

Cuddle up with your young one today for a good start to your morning.

Until now, she's a little baby to cuddle and coo over.

It heats the home, and it makes a great place for the cat to cuddle up and sleep.

With a little deft cursor work, the caretaker can create two on-screen hands to rock and cuddle the bunchkins.

He enjoys a good cuddle with the oil execs and also with the health care execs.

Most humans-and animals-don't cuddle up with corpses.

Maybe they wouldn't be so angry all the time if they simply had something their size to cuddle.

Her fuzzy, bluish-gray fur is the distinct coat of a hooded seal less than a year old, and she appears soft enough to cuddle.

Otherwise, keep to yourselves and cuddle in the warmth of your newly manipulated nationalism.

It's a soft, comfortable material that makes you want to curl up and cuddle with a warm cup of tea.

It's a brace against the whistling winds and quiet nights of the soul, a balm to the free-floating desire for cuddle and comfort.

Scarface's disposition left you with little desire to cuddle.

At night, the kids will hang out in the living room and cuddle around a movie.

One dog loves to cuddle and lie with one of the cats.

The two discuss social issues and cuddle in bed before copulating.

Instead of high fiving teammates after scoring, he wants to cuddle.

They also didn't laugh and cuddle and kiss and dance in the kitchen anymore.

They might also have wanted to cuddle disaster stricken people for comfort.

Forget the sheltering sweater to cuddle up in and conceal the body.

Unfortunately a naked bedtime cuddle fails to result in a transfer of tolerance.

He's a prodigiously fast learner, can communicate through sign language and is easy to cuddle.

Whoever it is, they want to lay in my bed with me and my wife and cuddle.

Daft cuddle toys for grown-ups, they are the brainchild of.

Thus, two obese parents with a skinny little kid could put the arm rests up and cuddle up.

The animals make tracks, build a snowman and cuddle up in a cave to nap.

It is not the first place where an urban animal can cuddle up and doze off.

She said he would go right to the crib, pick up the baby and bring him to the bed to cuddle with them.

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World English Dictionary

cuddle (ˈkʌd^əl)

—vb (foll by up)
1.	to hold (another person or thing) close or (of two people, etc) to hold each other close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; embrace; hug
2.	to curl or snuggle up into a comfortable or warm position

—n
3.	a close embrace, esp when prolonged

[C18: of uncertain origin]

'cuddlesome

—*adj*

'cuddly

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

cuddle

c.1520, probably a variant of obs. cull, coll "to embrace" (see collar), or perhaps M.E. *couthelen, from couth "known," hence "comfortable with." The word has a spotty early history, and it seems to have been a nursery word at first. Related: Cuddly (1863).

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"We may prepare food for our children, chauffeur them around, take them to the movies, buy them toys and ice cream, but nothing registers as deeply as a simple squeeze, cuddle, or pat on the back. There is no greater reassurance of their lovability and worth than to be affectionately touched and held."

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