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feel up

verb

Definition of feel up

as in to paw

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One kitten, Turkey Leg, rose onto its hind legs inside a clear dome to paw at clownfish swimming past the glass.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of paw

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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

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But yes, getting to cuddle a puppy is obviously part of the appeal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
The second image the Big Bang Theory alum shared was of Philomena being cuddled by her big sister, Matilda, whom Cuoco and her actor fiancé Tom Pelphrey, 44, welcomed in March 2023.

— Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cuddle

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There’s even a handy pocket to hold your smartphone, headphones, and other tiny in-flight essentials, and its plush material is cozy to snuggle up to.

— Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2026
Every wiggle and wobble, every snuffle and squeak of six newborn puppies snuggling together in Finland is captured by cameras monitoring their development in the first weeks of their lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of snuggle

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Lexington is the sort of place where the arrival of your luggage at a baggage claim carousel is accompanied by the bugle strains of the call to the post, where Citation Boulevard hugs the north edges of the city and Man o’War Boulevard the south.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Four years ago, crowds filled the central square of this southern port city, draped in Ukrainian flags and hugging the troops who had ended months of Russian occupation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of hug

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Senior quarterback Dardan Nreci, who gained 110 yards on the ground to go with a TD run, loves how Everette stretches the field vertically.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The Republicans used to love the language of creativity, and the Democrats liked the language of innovation.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

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