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snuzzle en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

Blend of snuggle + nuzzle

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To touch cozily and comfortably; to nestle, to snuggle.
    • "I slunk down in the seat, making myself as small as possible, and snuzzled my shoulder into his armpit." 2001, Norris Church Mailer, Windchill Summer - Page 142:

Forms

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snuzzled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snuzzled Tense=Past lexicographic
snuzzling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snuzzles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

snuzzle en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal) To rub the nose against and snuff.

Forms

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snuzzling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snuzzled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
snuzzled Tense=Past lexicographic
snuzzles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic