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nuz·zle (nuz′əl)

transitive verb nuzzled -·zled, nuzzling -·zling

  1. to push against or rub with the nose, snout, muzzle, etc.
  2. to root up with the nose or snout: said of a pig, etc.

Etymology: ME noselen < nose, nose + freq. -elen

intransitive verb

  1. to push or rub with the nose, etc. against or into something
  2. to lie close; nestle; snuggle

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