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Cuddle   /kˈədəl/   Listen
noun
Cuddle  n.  A close embrace.



verb
Cuddle  v. t.  To embrace closely; to fondle.



Cuddle  v. i.  (past & past part. cuddled; pres. part. cuddling)  To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle. "She cuddles low beneath the brake; Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly."






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"Cuddle" Quotes from Famous Books



... white Angora pussy. They are named Ebony and Snowball and are as different in nature as they are in colour, but are devoted friends for all that. Possibly because of it! for where Snowball is timid, Ebony will bravely lead the way; while if Ebony is cross, Snowball will purr and coax and cuddle until he gradually ...
— The Book of the Cat • Mabel Humphrey and Elizabeth Fearne Bonsall

... maids! This is a holiday, did you know? Folks don't go holiday-ing with faces as long as your arm. Here, cuddle down beside me and watch the sights. Tell me too, Miss Dorothy, all that befell you after you disappeared. I'm as curious as Molly is, and she's 'just suffering' to know. Don't worry about Miss ...
— Dorothy's Travels • Evelyn Raymond

... is semi-approving; such wannabees can be annoying but most hackers remember that they, too, were once such creatures. When used of any professional programmer, CS academic, writer, or {suit}, it is derogatory, implying that said person is trying to cuddle up to the hacker mystique but doesn't, fundamentally, have a prayer of understanding what it is all about. Overuse of terms from this lexicon is often an indication of the ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... the little concert they had in the moonlight, would have enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. The merry going to bed would have been the best of all, for Rose wanted someone to cuddle under the blue blanket with her, there to whisper and giggle and tell secrets, as girls delight ...
— Eight Cousins • Louisa M. Alcott

... the rest. The nest is empty, and silent and lone; Where are the four little robins gone? Oh, puss, you have done a cruel deed! Your eyes, do they weep? your heart, does it bleed? Do you not feel your bold cheeks turning pale? Not you! you are chasing your wicked tail. Or you just cuddle down in the hay and purr, Curl up in a ball, and refuse to stir, But you need not try to look good and wise: I see little robins, old puss, in your eyes. And this morning, just as the clock struck four, There was some one opening the kitchen door, And caught you creeping the ...
— The Wit of Women - Fourth Edition • Kate Sanborn


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