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
  • It’s made from super soft and warm faux fur that’s primed for fall movie marathons snuggled on the couch or in bed.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026
  • On October 27, Kardashian shared a photo of her daughter Chicago snuggled up with the dog named Halo.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of snuggled
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Their best chance to win the game came with the football nestled inside the 5-yard line for four tries, with three of those tries from the 1.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Animal Protection headquarters were right downtown, only a couple of blocks from their building, nestled innocuously beside a Western-wear shop on whose roof a massive neon boot rotated slowly against the dark.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 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
  • Supporters cried tears of joy and hugged one another, sharing political news of the city and also the country, as the energy in the crowd further amped up seemingly every half-hour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Floris, tears in her eyes, hugged several of her former colleagues before sharing a hug with Benavides.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hugged
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