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verb (used without object)
1.
to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does: a rabbit nuzzling into the snow.
2.
to thrust the nose, muzzle, etc.: The dog nuzzled up to his master.
3.
to lie very close to someone or something; cuddle or snuggle up.
verb (used with object)
4.
to root up with the nose, snout, etc.: training pigs to nuzzle truffles from the ground.
5.
to touch or rub with the nose, snout, muzzle, etc.
6.
to thrust the nose, muzzle, snout, etc., against or into: The horse was nuzzling my pocket for sugar.
7.
to thrust (the nose or head), as into something.
8.
to lie very close to; cuddle or snuggle up to.
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noun
9.
an affectionate embrace or cuddle.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English noselen to grovel; origin uncertain
1375–1425; late Middle English noselen to grovel; origin uncertain
Related forms
un·nuz·zled, adjective
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nuzzle
c.1425, noselyng "on the nose, prostrate," freq. of nose (v.); meaning "burrow with the nose" is first attested 1530; that of "lie snug" is from 1597, influenced by nestle, or by nursle, freq. of nurse.
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