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felt up

verb

past tense of feel up
as in pawed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felt up
  1. nuzzled
  2. snuggled
  3. cuddled
  4. caressed
  5. nestled
  6. enfolded
  7. hugged
Verb
  • The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Definition of nuzzled
Verb
  • The new parents were photographed last week on a walk with the infant in a front carrier, snuggled close to the superstar.
    — Martha Ross, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On board, energize with yoga on deck, or catch a Movie Under the Stars® snuggled up in a blanket with popcorn.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of snuggled
Verb
  • In the snap, Murray sat with an arm wrapped around one of his daughters, who sat on his lap and cuddled into him.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In another photo, Osbourne cuddled her 3-year-old son, Sidney, while aboard a boat.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cuddled
Verb
  • Breasts are caressed and thighs crisscross; kisses are planted, and occasionally there’s a glimpse of something more graphic.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Kikuko cried out as her father’s hand slowly caressed her chest.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of caressed
Verb
  • But today the school, nestled into a community of new single-family homes just a stone’s throw from Walt Disney World, has about 550 students — putting it just above the 65% mark.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The bookshop is nestled along the Farmington River in an old post and beam mill building.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of nestled
Verb
  • Where the Eleousa pressed mother and child cheek to cheek and Cassatt enfolded mothers around their infants, de Monteflores goes further, disappearing the mother’s face entirely behind her child’s.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But the idea of a single galaxy’s stars being enfolded into the Milky Way is intriguing and worthy of further study, Battersby said.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
Definition of enfolded
Verb
  • In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Partner Alan Bersten hugged De Laurentiis, kissing her on the head, while also crying.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of hugged
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