snuggle
snuggle
Definition
snug·gle (snug′əl)
intransitive verb -·gled, -·gling
to lie closely and comfortably; nestle; cuddle, as for warmth, in affection, etc.
Etymology: freq. of snug
transitive verb
to hold or draw close or in a comfortable position; cuddle; nestle
snuggle
Synonyms
snuggle
Usage Examples
Object
- close: River's bounty snuggling close to days festival to.
Preposition: on
- sofa: She's currently snuggled on the sofa listening to Big Toe Radio.
Converse of object
- have: She and Rowan were very thrilled with their presents and all the grown ups had to have a little snuggle of them too.
Adjective modifier
- nice: Did you and Slinky have a nice snuggle in front of the TV?
Adjective complement
- close: What better way could there be for your baby to snuggle up close to you than in a Peekaboo Fleece Pouch.
- next: Hidden at the back of a huge lot, the Fiesta snuggled neatly next to a grotty old caravan.
- deep: Billy snuggled deeper in his hessian blanket and dreamed of rabbits fighting pirates on the high seas.
Modifying Another Word
- together: It's wonderful to see them all snuggled happily together.
- all: They even let me sleep with them, all snuggled in the sheets.
- just: Now when she's there she's as good as gold, quiet, doesn't move, just snuggles up between us.
- then: She let out one shout of protest at the indignity of the cold air on her skin, then snuggled happily into me.
- up: A big 35 cm soft cuddly cow, the perfect soft toy for a baby to snuggle up to.
- close: Snuggling close to be obtained from the water became.
Modifies a noun
- bag: It is a snuggle bag, a fleece bag ( like a sausage ) filled with natural ingredients like wheat.
- sac: Cotton prints, fleece fabrics, blankets and snuggle sacs are also sold securely online.
Preposition: in
- sheet: They even let me sleep with them, all snuggled in the sheets.
Preposition: under
- duvet: There's nothing more comfortable than snuggling under a duvet on a cold wintry night with chilly winds howling outside your window.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- up: The Must Have... With winter upon us the best thing to snuggle up in is a warm fake fur throw.
- down: There is nothing better than to snuggle down at the end of the day with a good story to share.
- around: On a cold night there is nothing like having the real flames of a Calor fire to snuggle around.
