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How to use snuggle in a sentence

28 example sentences · noun, verb

Snuggle means an affectionate hug. Example: “Let's have a snuggle on the sofa.”

Examples of snuggle by meaning

nounAn affectionate hug.

  • Let's have a snuggle on the sofa.

verbTo lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.

  • My girlfriend and I love to snuggle.
  • The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.
  • The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.

verbTo move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

  • Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.
  • The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.

More sentences with snuggle

  • I was tired enough to snuggle in with the dogs on the couch and sleep there.From the entry in
  • The baby bird may snuggle with its nestmates for warmth but when food is offered they are strict competitors.From the entry nestmate
  • I was snuggling up in bed with my blanket.From the entry snuggle up
  • I snuggled comfortably into the blankets.From the entry comfortably
  • She snuggled up with her boyfriend.From the entry snuggle up
  • He has a few cats, though they’re better suited for snuggling than serving as helpful familiars.2024 October 26, Scottie Andrew, “Witches walk among us — but they’re not like the fictional ones you grew up with”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry pagan
  • I never got angry at them and just cleaned them up, bandaged, and snuggled.2024 November 16, u/Wootabootie, r/sillyboyclub (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025. From the entry silly slicing
  • Love running on the beach and in the woods and kayak adventures, snuggles and sleeping, mlem.2019 September 30, Maine Cannabis Chronicle, volume I, issue III, page 44. From the entry mlem
  • They two gorgeous mogs even have their own teddy bear and blanket to make their snuggling.2017 June 6, Luke Barnes, “Sleeping cuties! Adorable brother and sister kittens can't sleep unless they cosy up together in bed”, in The…. From the entry mog
  • Billie, a shorkie, snuggles inside the jacket of Belinda Buck of Des Moines.2013 March 29, “Dogs get spring in their step”, in The Des Moines Register, page 1. From the entry shorkie
  • Howie is housebroken, affectionate, calm and makes a great snuggle bunny.2000 Aug. 2, "Snuggle Bunny," Southeast Missourian, p. 8B (retrieved 12 Sep. 2011). From the entry snuggle bunny
  • Heading home from a party, two hipsters, completely stoned, pause to snuggle on a park bench.1952 September 29, “"BOP VOCABULARY" section, inside of "That Crazy Bop Joke Craze"”, in LIFE Magazine, New York, U.S., page 69. From the entry solid
  • I went to her, sat close beside her and tried snuggling up a little.1913, Gene Stratton-Porter, chapter 16, in Laddie: A True Blue Story. From the entry flannel-mouthed
  • “Good morning, boyfie,” Shanaya muttered, snuggling closer to Sidharth.2023, Tarannum Bose, Never Mine, True Sign Publishing House, →ISBN. From the entry boyfie
  • Peamole wants to snuggle up with corn chips and crackers.2013, Moreka Jolar, Heidi Scheifley, Hollyhock Cooks, Hollyhock: Garden to Table. From the entry peamole
  • He would wuffle and snuggle from just outside, wagging his feathery tail in appreciation of his tiny young friend's attentions.2009, Christopher J. Wortham, Fragments… From Two Lives on Three Continents, Eloquent Books, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry wuffle
  • “That's not a good name for a poochie as cute as you,” she said snuggling the dog to her.2007, Patt Mihailoff, Baby Papers, page 66. From the entry poochie
  • She snuggled against me, while from the other side a boy was amateurishly trying to pick my pocket.1935, Christopher Isherwood, chapter 3, in Mr Norris Changes Trains, Penguin, published 1961, page 32. From the entry make a scene
  • Mums who expect blissful bonding times while baby breastfeeds and you snuggle up to take naps together are in for a rude awakening.2019 June 6, Julie McCaffrey, “Stacey Solomon says getting pre-baby body back is the ‘least of her worries’”, in Mirror.co.uk. From the entry rude awakening
  • She shared a particularly adorable video captioned, “all the kisses. happy fall.”, that shows Myron wriggling around on the couch during an after-walkie snuggling session.2018 September 24, Samantha Wilson, “Ariana Grande Posts Adorable Video With Mac Miller’s Dog Myron - Taking Care Of Him After Ex’s…. From the entry walkie
  • “With Matthew going to be six in January and Leah three in June, I think it will feel good to have a snuggle bunny around again.”2006, Ida Nelle Daily Hollaway, Lydia's Life, →ISBN, page 273. From the entry snuggle bunny
  • Lait and Mortimer presented the G-Girl as a sort of perk for hardworking politicians; snuggling on laps in smoke-filled rooms and never, ever, ever saying “no.”2001 July 25, Dahlia Lithwick, “G-Girl Confidential”, in Salon, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2021. From the entry g-girl

Meaning of snuggle

  1. noun An affectionate hug.
  2. noun The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.
  3. verb To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.

Full definition of snuggle

Questions about snuggle in a sentence

How do you use snuggle in a sentence?
Snuggle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Let's have a snuggle on the sofa.”
What is a short sentence with snuggle?
“I snuggled comfortably into the blankets.”
What does snuggle mean?
Snuggle means an affectionate hug.

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