feel up

verb

Definition of feel upnext
as in to paw

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel up
  1. paw
  2. neck
  3. cuddle
  4. snuggle
  5. hug
  6. nuzzle
  7. bill
  8. love
Verb
  • During the same measures, the men in the group in front of me — two couples, probably in their 70s — began to paw at their eyes.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The team recorded which paw the dogs used to stabilize the toy while searching for treats and repeated the test several times.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Definition of paw
Verb
  • The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Lined gloves or fuzzy headbands will help stave off the cold and keep your hands, ears, and neck nice and toasty.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of neck
Verb
  • The cats mostly range in age from 8 months old to 2 years old, with some as young as 4 months — and adult guests are free to cuddle, hold and move them around.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Wilson and Nicolette could be seen cuddling together in a chair, holding their newborn baby girl in the photo.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cuddle
Verb
  • The agency also urges keeping backyard poultry and chameleon supplies and habitats clean, and suggests that no one of any age kiss or snuggle their chameleons or chickens.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Another shot showed twins Keith and Kameron Rochefort from DeMotte, in matching green and light blue swim trunks, snuggled together on a pool float with a beach ball nearby.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of snuggle
Verb
  • Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried.
    — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The couple didn’t shy away from PDA and were photographed kissing, hugging and laughing.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of hug
Verb
  • The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • The planets coast past one another on the ecliptic, and appear to us to nuzzle one another every so often.
    — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Definition of nuzzle
Verb
  • The company directed employees to falsely bill Medicaid for services like peer support, according to the allegations, which stem from a 2023 whistleblower lawsuit filed by three former ARC employees.
    — Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026
  • How to bill for services remains a topic—if not, the topic—of interest across the A&D industry.
    — Architectural Digest, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Definition of bill
Verb
  • Vibrant, free-spirited, and sometimes a little scruffy around the edges, some love it, others don’t—and Brighton is very ok with that.
    — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Reviewers especially love their structured design, one of the hallmarks of a more durable, tight weave that lends the style its inherent stability.
    — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of love
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