cuddle

cud-dle · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love or affection.

  2. 2.

    An act of cuddling; a close embrace.

  3. 3.

    To lie close and comfortably with someone.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cuddle up — to move close to someone for warmth or affection
  • •
    cuddle buddy — a person one cuddles with platonically

Related words

See also: embrace, hug, snuggle
Synonyms: embrace, hug, nestle, snuggle

Etymology

Origin uncertain; possibly from obsolete "cull" (to embrace) or related to dialectal "couth" (cozy). First recorded in the early 16th century.