cuddle

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to hold close in an affectionate embrace

   The children cuddled together under the warm blanket.

First attested in the 16th century, of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of dialectal 'cull' ('to embrace') or a frequentative of 'coll' (from Latin 'collum', 'neck'), or simply imitative of cozy nestling.

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