snuggle

snuggle
verb
ADVERB
close

She slipped her arm through his and snuggled close.

together

We snuggled up together on the couch.

down, up

I snuggled down in my bed.

back
PREPOSITION
against

Claudia snuggled against him.

into

She snuggled into her sleeping bag and closed her eyes.

under

He snuggled back under the covers.


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  • snuggle — 1680s, frequentative form of SNUG (Cf. snug) …   Etymology dictionary

  • snuggle — [v] cuddle bundle, burrow, curl up, grasp, huddle, hug, nestle, nuzzle, snug, spoon; concepts 190,201 Ant. separate, stay away …   New thesaurus

  • snuggle — ► VERB ▪ settle into a warm, comfortable position. ORIGIN from SNUG(Cf. ↑snugness) …   English terms dictionary

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