Antonyms for cuddling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuhd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌd l

Definition of cuddling

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 :

She was sitting, cuddling her doll before the fire, for the nights were still cool.
Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie

We are sitting right down in her lap, and she is cuddling us up.
Extract from : « Rudder Grange » by Frank R. Stockton

The artist knew that she was cuddling the puppy to her heart, and his own grew twisted.
Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath

When we saw it again it was cuddling in Vretson's vast, outspread paws.
Extract from : « Those Times And These » by Irvin S. Cobb

And besides, papa is never mean—and he doesn't like cuddling.
Extract from : « Plays--First Series » by August Strindberg

Jack began to whine and she took him up; then, cuddling closer, she went asleep.
Extract from : « Caybigan » by James Hopper

Miss Patty gave a little cry and took them, cuddling them in her lap.
Extract from : « Where There's A Will » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

He was cuddling the evil memory he bore those hungry wolves.
Extract from : « Old Indian Legends » by Zitkala-Sa

“Tell me all about it,” she said, cuddling the golden head close.
Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery » by Hildegard G. Frey

"If we have to we must, though," she exclaimed, cuddling closer.
Extract from : « In the Van; or, The Builders » by John Price-Brown

Synonyms for cuddling

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