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nuz·zle
/
ˈnʌz
əl
/
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nuhz
-
uh
l
]
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verb,
nuz·zled,
nuz·zling,
noun
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
Related forms
un·nuz·zled,
adjective
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nuzzle
(ˈnʌz
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
to push or rub gently against the nose or snout
2.
(
intr
) to nestle; lie close
3.
(
tr
) to dig out with the snout
[C15:
nosele,
from
nose
(n)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Olive barked herself with glee, then charged him with a
nuzzle
.
These group members even greet one another with a prairie dog kiss or
nuzzle
.
Another always thrashes its trotters to get away when it is picked up, whereas the others
nuzzle
into a human embrace.
The hippos seemed content to
nuzzle
alongside one another.
The cubs
nuzzle
her, trying to waken her, then settle down beside her.
We
nuzzle
up to land and jump onto the remnants of a sea wall.
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