Cuddle Definition

kŭdl
cuddled, cuddles, cuddling
verb
cuddled, cuddles, cuddling
To hold lovingly and gently in one's arms; embrace and fondle.
Webster's New World
To lie close and snug; nestle.
Webster's New World

(intransitive) To embrace affectionately, lie together snugly.

The young lovers cuddled on the couch.
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noun
cuddles
A cuddling.
Webster's New World
An embrace; hug.
Webster's New World

A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.

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Other Word Forms of Cuddle

Noun

Singular:
cuddle
Plural:
cuddles

Origin of Cuddle

  • Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth +‎ -le. Cognate with Old Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”). More at couth.

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  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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