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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cuddled}
(-d'ld); p. pr & vb n. {Cuddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for
couthle, fr couth known cf OE ku[thorn][thorn]en to
cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with See{Couth},
{Uncouth}, {Can}.]
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
She cuddles low beneath the brake; Nor would she stay,
nor dares she fly. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\, v. t.
To embrace closely; to fondle. --Forby.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\, n.
A close embrace.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cuddle
n : a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace [syn:
{nestle}, {snuggle}]
v 1: move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position;
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The
children snuggled into their sleeping bags" [syn: {snuggle},
{nestle}, {nuzzle}, {draw close}]
2: hold (a person or thing) close as for affection, comfort,
or warmth; "I cuddled the baby"
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