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4 definitions found 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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