cuddle
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cuddle
hug affectionately; to lie close and snug; embrace
Not to be confused with:
coddle – treat tenderly; pamper; indulge; baby
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cud·dle
(kŭd′l)v. cud·dled, cud·dling, cud·dles
v.tr.
To hold fondly in the arms; hug tenderly. See Synonyms at caress.
v.intr.
To nestle; snuggle: The children cuddled together on the couch.
n.
The act of cuddling; a hug or embrace.
[Origin unknown.]
cud′dle·some, cud′dly adj.
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cuddle
(ˈkʌdəl)vb
1. to hold (another person or thing) close or (of two people, etc) to hold each other close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; embrace; hug
2. (foll by: up) to curl or snuggle up into a comfortable or warm position
n
a close embrace, esp when prolonged
[C18: of uncertain origin]
ˈcuddlesome adj
ˈcuddly adj
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cud•dle
(ˈkʌd l)v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.t.
1. to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.
v.i. 2. to lie close and snug; nestle.
3. (of two people) to hold each other close; hug.
n. 4. an act of cuddling; hug; embrace.
[1510–20; perhaps back formation from Middle English cudliche intimate, affectionate, Old English cūthlīc, or from Middle English cuthlechen, Old English cūthlǣcan to make friends with; see uncouth, -ly]
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Cuddle
of teddy bears.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
cuddle
Past participle: cuddled
Gerund: cuddling
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| Noun | 1. |  cuddle - a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embraceembrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) |
| Verb | 1. | cuddle - move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" draw close - pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close" |
| 2. | cuddle - hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth; "I cuddled the baby" |
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cuddle
verb
2. hug, pet, canoodle (slang), bill and coo They used to kiss and cuddle in front of everyone.
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cuddle
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Translations
obejmoutobjetípřitulenípřitulit
knusomfavneputteomfavnelseknuse
halatahalaushyväily
grljenjezagrliti
ölelkezés
faîma, vefja örmumfaîmlög
抱きしめる抱擁
꼭 껴안다포옹
glėbesčiuotiglėbesčiuotismeilus apkabinimasmyluotimyluotis
apkampiensapkamptapmīļotglāsts
objemobjematiujčkanjeujčkati
kramkrama
กอดด้วยความรักใคร่การกอดด้วยความรักใคร่
kucaklamakucaklamaksarılmasarılmak
ôm ấpsự ôm ấp
cuddle
[ˈkʌdl]A. N → abrazo m
C. VI [two persons] → abrazarse, estar abrazados
to cuddle down [child in bed] → acurrucarse (en la cama)
to cuddle up to sb → arrimarse a algn
to cuddle down [child in bed] → acurrucarse (en la cama)
to cuddle up to sb → arrimarse a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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cuddle
n → Liebkosung f; to give somebody a cuddle → jdn in den Arm nehmen; to need a cuddle → Zärtlichkeit brauchen, geknuddelt (inf) → or liebkost werden wollen; to have a cuddle → schmusen
vi → schmusen
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cuddle
(ˈkadl) verb to hug affectionately. The mother cuddled the child until he fell asleep.
noun an affectionate hug.
ˈcuddly adjectivea cuddly teddy-bear.
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cuddle
→ عِنَاق, يُعَانِقُ obejmout, objetí knus, omfavne schmusen, Umarmung αγκαλιά, αγκαλιάζω abrazar, abrazo halata, halaus câlin, câliner grljenje, zagrliti coccola, coccolare 抱きしめる, 抱擁 꼭 껴안다, 포옹 knuffel, knuffelen klemme, omfavnelse przytulić się, uścisk abraço, fazer carinho обнимать, объятия kram, krama กอดด้วยความรักใคร่, การกอดด้วยความรักใคร่ kucaklama, kucaklamak ôm ấp, sự ôm ấp 拥抱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cuddle
vt abrazar, acariciarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.