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cuddle buddying

cuddle buddying is the present participle and gerund of cuddle buddy.

Meaning of cuddle buddy

Verb

cuddle buddy (third-person singular simple present cuddle buddies, present participle cuddle buddying, simple past and past participle cuddle buddied)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal, rare) To be or become cuddle buddies with (someone).
    • Here are a couple of her [Martha Reardon’s] more delightful gems … and a one-a and a two-a: CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER [on the Southeast Expressway] […] Aggressive Commuter’s Verses / I refuse to cuddle buddy, / That’s my line! / I prefer to drive myself, / And take my time! Just // Give me Jess...1977 March 24, Eric Swider, “A Regional Economy: South Shore Problems in Song and Verse”, in Henry W. Bosworth, Jr., editor, The Quincy Sun, volume 9, number 27, Quincy, Mass.: Quincy Sun Publishing...

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Questions about cuddle buddying

What is cuddle buddying the present participle and gerund of?
Cuddle buddying is the present participle and gerund of cuddle buddy.

Words near cuddle buddying in the dictionary

  1. cuddlable
  2. cuddle
  3. cuddle buddied
  4. cuddle buddies
  5. cuddle buddy
  6. cuddle buddying
  7. cuddle bug
  8. cuddle bugs
  9. cuddle bunnies
  10. cuddle bunny
  11. cuddle puddle

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