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[ verb ] move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

Examples

"We cuddled against each other to keep warm" "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

Used in print

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

The best could not escape_from the worst and the worst nestled cosily beside the better .

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

The purchase was effected and they made_their_way towards the hotel again , the hen , with whom some sort of communication had been set_up , nestling in the doctor 's arms .

2
[ verb ] lie in a sheltered position

Examples

"The little cottage nestles in the forest"

Related terms

lie

3
[ verb ] position comfortably

Synonyms

snuggle

Examples

"The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"

Related terms

situate cuddle

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20062
5
[ noun ] a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

Synonyms

snuggle cuddle

Related terms

embrace cuddle

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