nuzzled

verb

Definition of nuzzlednext
past tense of nuzzle
as in snuggled
to lie close newborn puppies nuzzling against their mother to stay warm

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“Nuzzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuzzled. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

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