Antonyms for cuddle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuhd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌd l

Definition of cuddle

Origin : early 16c. (implied in cudlyng), perhaps a variant of obsolete cull, coll "to embrace" (see collar (n.)); or perhaps from Middle English *couthelen, from couth "known," hence "comfortable with." It has a spotty early history and seems to have been a nursery word at first. Related: Cuddled; cuddling.

verb hold fondly, closely

Example sentences :

He was not fond of petting, but allowed one or two honored beings to cuddle him.
Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 » by Louisa M. Alcott

Cuddle up against me, darling, and try and go to sleep then.
Extract from : « Daybreak » by Florence A. Sitwell

I expect they cuddle you and play with you and hold you 'most exactly like mothers.
Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Home » by Katherine Keene Galt

If you do that again, Allyn, sister won't have any little brother to cuddle.
Extract from : « Teddy: Her Book » by Anna Chapin Ray

You are the Devil's own son, Ivan; come and let me cuddle you.
Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai

Then it was a joy to rush back to bed and cuddle closely in the warmth.
Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence

I shouldn't care to hold a young heron in my hand and cuddle it!
Extract from : « The Princess of the School » by Angela Brazil

Had you seen one of them, you could hardly have helped wanting to cuddle him.
Extract from : « Bird Stories » by Edith M. Patch

You don't want her, do you, to cuddle and pet you as if you were a great big baby?
Extract from : « The Crown of Success » by Charlotte Maria Tucker

"I wonder if it would be all right for me to cuddle her," he mused.
Extract from : « Good References » by E. J. Rath

Synonyms for cuddle

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