snuggle
/ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/
snuggle noun: an affectionate hug.
Noun
snuggle (plural snuggles)
- An affectionate hug.
- Let's have a snuggle on the sofa.
- Synonyms:
- cuddle
- The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.
- Synonyms:
- sip
Verb
snuggle (third-person singular simple present snuggles, present participle snuggling, simple past and past participle snuggled)
- To 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.
- To 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.
- Synonyms:
- snudge
snuggle meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
snuggle in Tamil
- பாச அரவணைப்பு, நெருக்கம், பாசத்தால் அரவணை, பக்கத்தில் இழு, நெருக்கமாகப் படு, அணைத்துக்கொள்
snuggle in Bengali
- স্ন্যাগল, স্নগল, স্নাগল
snuggle in Malayalam
- ഞെരുങ്ങിയിരിക്കുക, സുഖമായി ഓരം ചേർന്നുകിടക്കുക, ചൂടിനുവേണ്ടി പറ്റിച്ചേർന്നുകിടക്കുക
snuggle in Kannada
- ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ ಸೇರಿಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಎದೆಗೆ ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಅವಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳು
More languagesFewer languages
- snuggle in Gujarati
- સ્નૂગલ
- snuggle in Odia
- ସ୍ନୁଗ୍ଲ୍, ସ୍ନୁଗ୍ଲ୍ କରନ୍ତୁ
- snuggle in Nepali
- स्नगल, स्नुगल
- snuggle in Thai
- อิงแอบ ing-ɛ̀ɛp
- snuggle in Vietnamese
- ôm ấp
Examples of snuggle in a sentence
- The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.
- And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit:
Synonyms of snuggle
Forms of snuggle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | snuggles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | snuggles |
| present participle | snuggling |
| past participle | snuggled |
| past | snuggled |
Origin of snuggle
From snug + -le (frequentative suffix).
Words formed from snuggle
Phrases with snuggle
Words that rhyme with snuggle
Questions about snuggle
- What does snuggle mean?
- Snuggle means an affectionate hug.
- What is snuggle in Tamil?
- Snuggle in Tamil is பாச அரவணைப்பு, நெருக்கம், பாசத்தால் அரவணை. See Snuggle meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use snuggle in a sentence?
- The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.
- What part of speech is snuggle?
- Snuggle can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce snuggle?
- Snuggle is pronounced /ˈsnʌ.ɡəl/.
- What is the plural of snuggle?
- The plural of snuggle is snuggles.
Words near snuggle in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: snuggle (page history and authors); snuggle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); snuggle (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snuggle (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); snuggle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); snuggle (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snuggle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); snuggle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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