canoodle
verb
ca·noo·dle
kə-ˈnü-dᵊl
canoodled; canoodling
kə-ˈnü-dliŋ
-ˈnü-dᵊl-iŋ
; canoodles
informal
: to engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing : pet, fondle
lovers canoodling in the park
… used to sit in the sun porch in the evening, among the geraniums and the begonias, whispering, holding hands, canoodling.—
Edna O'Brien
… widows in their sixties canoodle and exchange sweet nothings with boys a third of their age.—
Matthew Gwyther
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