cuddling

Variant of cuddle

cuddle definition

cud·dle (kud′'l)

transitive verb cuddled -·dled, cuddling -·dling

to hold lovingly and gently in one's arms; embrace and fondle

Etymology: Early ModE, to make comfortable, prob. < ME (northern dial.) *cudelen for *couthelen (for -d, see fiddle) < couth, known, hence acquainted with, comfortable with (see ) + -le, freq. suffix

intransitive verb

to lie close and snug; nestle

noun

  1. a cuddling
  2. an embrace; hug

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