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
- 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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