From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
Origin [en], but probably from a frequentative form of [en], [enm], [enm], a
variant of [enm], [enm], [enm], from [en], [enm], equivalent to [en]. Cognate
with [dum]. More at [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle , an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug , and typically of longer duration).
2. [en] An affectionate embrace , a hug , such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle , and typically of shorter duration).
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[affectionate embrace]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka] , [ka]
- German: [de]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Ido: [io]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Italian: [it]
- Norwegian: [no] , [no]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
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*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To lie together snug ly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle < !--, as one might with a partner-->.
2. [en] To embrace (someone) affectionately ; to hug (someone) closely < !--, as one might with family members and close friends-->.
3. [en] < !-- cuddling a baby seems to be possible pan-dialectally --> To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arm s so as to give comfort , warmth .
4. To lie close or snug ; to crouch ; to nestle .
5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1717 | author=w:Matthew Prior | title=The Dove
|passage=She CUDDLES low behind the brake; / Nor would she stay, nor dares she
fly.}}
**** Derived terms
{{col|en|uncuddled|come-and-cuddle-me |cuddlee |cuddlefuck |cuddlable |cuddle
buddy |cuddle bug |cuddle bunny |cuddle puddle |cuddler |cuddleslut
|cuddlesome |cuddle up |cuddly |cuddly-wuddly }}
**** Translations
[embrace, lie together snugly]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Indonesian: [id]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Luxembourgish: [lb] , [lb]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl] [jokingly]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] ( [ru] )
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv] , [sv]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
- Welsh: [cy] , [cy]
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[cradle in one's arms]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo] , [eo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi] [a baby]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] [erotic] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
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[checktrans-top]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Norman: [nrf] [Jersey]
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*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]