snuggle up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(intransitive) To lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.
She snuggled up with her boyfriend.
Gingernut was small and ginger too, though of course he didn’t wear braces. That smallness and gingerness was probably, deep down, why Zoe chose him out of the dozens of little balls of fluff snuggled up together behind the glass at the pet shop.
2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:I was snuggling up in bed with my blanket.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snuggles up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| snuggling up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| snuggled up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| snuggled up | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
cuddle up (lie or sit holding) · ensconce (lie or sit holding)