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snuggle up

snuggle up verb: to lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.

Verb

snuggle up (third-person singular simple present snuggles up, present participle snuggling up, simple past and past participle snuggled up)

  1. (intransitive) To lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.
    • I was snuggling up in bed with my blanket.
    • She snuggled up with her boyfriend.
    Synonyms:
    cuddle up, ensconce

Synonyms of snuggle up

Forms of snuggle up

third-person singular presentsnuggles up
present participlesnuggling up
past participlesnuggled up
pastsnuggled up

Questions about snuggle up

What does snuggle up mean?
Snuggle up means to lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.
What part of speech is snuggle up?
Snuggle up is a verb.
What is the past tense of snuggle up?
The past tense of snuggle up is snuggled up.

Words near snuggle up in the dictionary

  1. snuggish
  2. snugglable
  3. snuggle
  4. snuggle bunnies
  5. snuggle bunny
  6. snuggle up
  7. snuggle-bunnies
  8. snuggle-bunny
  9. snuggleable
  10. snugglebug
  11. snugglebugs

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