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Cuddle   /kˈədəl/   Listen
Cuddle

noun
1.
A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace.  Synonyms: nestle, snuggle.






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"Cuddle" Quotes from Famous Books



... very place for which he had been looking. He knew that in that secret chamber he had nothing to fear from Solomon Owl nor Simon Screecher, nor Fatty Coon, either. And when midwinter came, and the nights turned bitterly cold, he could cuddle down in that soft bed and dream about summer, and warm, moonlit nights in the woods ...
— The Tale of Dickie Deer Mouse • Arthur Scott Bailey

... at the man's heels, and that made it question eagerly every unwonted movement of the man as if expecting him to go into camp or to seek shelter somewhere and build a fire. The dog had learned fire, and it wanted fire, or else to burrow under the snow and cuddle its warmth away from ...
— Lost Face • Jack London

... have that than fish. I'm tired of goldfish, anyway. You can't cuddle them like you can kittens. And I ...
— Marjorie's New Friend • Carolyn Wells

... said she. "Prithee, Faith, take him on thy lap and cuddle him, and dandle him well, and sing him a song o' sixpence. Oh, my little rogue, my pretty bird! well, then, it shall have a new coral, it shall—Now, Madam, pray you look on this piece of wastry! (Dear heart, but a fool ...
— It Might Have Been - The Story of the Gunpowder Plot • Emily Sarah Holt

... pussies, and can cuddle them; but I couldn't a fairy, you know, and they might be afraid of me. These dears are not afraid, and I shall have such fun with them as they grow up. What shall we name ...
— Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI - An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. • Louisa M. Alcott

... right an' left: 't was heartless to see an' hear it. They laved two old uns an' a young whelp to me, as they runned by. The mother did cry like a Christen, in a manner, an' the big tears 'ould run down, an' they 'ould both be so brave for the poor whelp that 'ould cuddle up an' cry; an' the mother looked this way an' that way, wi' big, pooty, black eyes, to see what was the manun of it, when they'd never doned any harm in God's world that 'E made, an' would n', even ...
— Little Classics, Volume 8 (of 18) - Mystery • Various

... sun had not yet shown up. Three other heads appeared in view instantly, for the sleepers had been satisfied to cuddle in their warm coverings, on account of the chill of the night, which must have gradually crept into the ...
— Chums of the Camp Fire • Lawrence J. Leslie

... was moved like a child by the sight of a litter of kittens playing on a convict's bed. He made them little paper balls, and they would chase them all over the bed-spread, and cling to its edges with their claws. Then he would turn them over, stroke them, kiss them and cuddle them to his heart. More than once, when he is put back to work and sits tired and depressed on his bench, he will dream of the quiet hours he spent alone with the little animals, and of the softness of their fur on his rough hands and ...
— Over Strand and Field • Gustave Flaubert

... the bed of the wicked. She is a wanton mistress, and will cuddle where her fancy chances, careless whether vice or virtue is her bedfellow; coy when most eagerly supplicated, seductive ...
— Once Aboard The Lugger • Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson

... half hiding its face, as well as from some fancied picture in the throat of the corolla it has received various other amatory designations, such as "cuddle me to you," "tittle my fancy," "jump up and kiss me," and "garden gate": also it is called "Flamy," because its colours are seen in the flame of burning ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie

... the Voice choked again, just a little bit, and said: 'Well—here goes, then. Once upon a time—but first, can you move your right hand? Turn it just a little bit more this way. There! Cuddle it down! Now, you see, I've made a little home for it in mine. Ouch! Don't press down too hard! I think my wrist is broken. All ready, then? You won't cry another cry? Promise? All right then. Here goes. Once upon ...
— The Indiscreet Letter • Eleanor Hallowell Abbott



Words linked to "Cuddle" :   cling to, embracement, squeeze, hug, nest, embracing, bosom, cuddly, cuddling, snuggle, hold tight, nuzzle, embrace, clutch, hold close



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