nuzzled

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

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Verb
  • The baby snuggled near, and smiled, and closed his eyes.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Wakeman Sleeping Bag is fully lined with soft buffalo polyester to ensure you’re perfectly snuggled up at all temperatures.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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  • There's a painting by the French artist Schlosser of a dog with his snout nestled in the crook of a woman's waist.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There is no Sailor Moon, Pokémon or Demon Hunter to be found, and the only example of the mega-popular Dragonball franchise is an original issue of the first run from the 1980s nestled in a cluster of material dealing with the monkey-trickster theme.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Nuzzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuzzled. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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