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▪ I. croodle, v.1 Sc.|ˈkruːd(ə)l|
[f. prec.]
intr. To make a continued soft low murmuring sound; esp. to coo as a dove. Hence ˈcroodling ppl. a.
17..The Croodlin Doo in Child Eng. & Sc. Ballads II. 363 My little wee croodlin doo. a1810Tannahill Bonnie Wood Poems (1846) 132 The cushat croodles amourously. 1890Univ. Rev. 15 Oct. 195 She made a queer little croodling sound of comfort.
▪ II. croodle, v.2 dial.|ˈkruːd(ə)l|
Also crowdle, cru(d)dle.
[Of uncertain origin. It has been viewed as a dim. of crowd; but its dialectal phonology, e.g. W. Yorkshire crooidle, takes it back to a ME. crōdle with long o. In modern use, app. influenced by association with various other words, e.g. crouch, cludder, cuddle.]
intr. To cower or crouch down; to draw oneself together, as for warmth; to cling close together, or nestle close to a person.
1788W. Marshall Yorksh. Gloss., Crowdle, to creep close together, as children round the fire, or chickens under the hen. 1821Clare Vill. Minstr. II. 183 On the pale traveller's way, Who, croodling, hastens from the storm. 1857Kingsley Two Y. Ago x, ‘There’, said Lucia, as she clung croodling to him. 1858― Winter Gard. Misc. I. 136 As a dove, to fly home to its rest, and croodle there. 1884Chesh. Gloss., Croodle, (1) to snuggle, as a young animal snuggles against its mother; (2) to crouch down. |