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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

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