canoodling

Variant of canoodle

canoodle definition

ca·noo·dle (kə no̵̅o̅d′'l)

intransitive verb canoodled -·dled, canoodling -·dling

Slang to embrace, kiss, fondle, etc. in making love; pet; neck

Etymology: Ger knudeln, to cuddle < or akin to LowG knuddel, a knot, clump, dim. of dial. knude; akin to OHG knodo, OE cnotta, knot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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