nuzzles

present tense third-person singular of nuzzle
as in snuggles
to lie close newborn puppies nuzzling against their mother to stay warm

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Verb
  • The dough that built Fox Har’br, a sprawling 1,100 acre oceanfront property that snuggles up against Nova Scotia’s North Shore came from selling tens of millions of that exact order along with billions of timbits and apple fritters.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Lots of pets, snuggles, and kisses with our brother Dunder too.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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  • The way Skye nestles her head into the crook of her brother’s neck or drapes herself across his legs after an unembarrassed display of grief is ineffably moving.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • Photos of Rostia, a black Chihuahua, who cuddles with her pet siblings and enjoys protecting them.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Countless walks, cuddles, and hopeful meetings.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Nuzzles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuzzles. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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