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单词 nuzzle
释义 nuz·zle
I. \ˈnəzəl\ verb
(nuzzled ; nuzzled ; nuzzling \-z(ə)liŋ\ ; nuzzles)
Etymology: earlier nosill, nousle, from Middle English noselen to bring the nose towards the ground, from nose (I) + -elen, -len -le
intransitive verb
1. : to work with or as if with the nose : root, rub, or snuff with the nose
 < feedboxes where once horses had nuzzled — H.P.Kishbaugh >
 < carp in the shadows … nuzzling for crumbs under lily pads — Amy Lowell >
 < felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder — George Orwell >
2. : to poke, press, or rub against something
 < two tugs nuzzled up gently to the bow … and began to push — Vernon Pizer >
3. : to lie close or snug : associate intimately : nestle
transitive verb
: to root, rub, or touch with or as if with the nose : nudge, push, thrust
 < horses stopped by the fence and began nuzzling the snow — Ellen Glasgow >
 < nuzzled her face into her pillow — Maritta Wolff >
 < nuzzling his lips against her hair — Adria Langley >
 < nuzzled his shoulder blades more comfortably into the pillows — Olive H. Prouty >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. obsolete : to bring up or train in a practice : nurture
 < possessed with blind zeal, and nuzzled with superstition — Robert Burton >
2. chiefly Britain : to make snug : nestle with : nurse
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