单词 | snuggle |
释义 | snuggle (once / 4772 pages) vn To snuggle is to cuddle with someone. Snuggling is a little like hugging, and it often takes place in bed. This is a cutesy word for cute behavior: nestling or nuzzling someone. People snuggle to warm each other up or to be affectionate. People dating or married often snuggle. Close friends or siblings might snuggle, and people definitely snuggle with their pets. Snuggling is only likely to happen with people who are close; if you try to snuggle a stranger, you'll probably get arrested. WORD FAMILYsnuggle: snuggled, snuggles, snuggling+/snuggling: snugglings USAGE EXAMPLESWe laughed, and I tried to snuggle up to her, but when I leaned in, she stayed put. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) She often climbs out of her crib near her parents’ bed and over her mother and snuggles up next to her father. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) As vaguely Arabic music played overhead, scores of partygoers lay down to snuggle on a platform covered with pillows. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) 1v move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position The children snuggled into their sleeping bags Syn|Hyper cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle nestle position comfortably draw closepull towards oneself cling to, clutch, hold close, hold tight hold firmly, usually with one's hands 2v position comfortably Syn|Hyper nestle cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 3n a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace Syn|Hyper cuddle, nestle embrace, embracement, embracing the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
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