snuggles

Definition of snugglesnext
present tense third-person singular of snuggle
1
as in snugs
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily it's particularly nice to snuggle next to the fire on a snowy day

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as in cuddles
to lie close snuggle up to a friendly cat

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Recent Examples of snuggles For couch snuggles, a plush, fuzzy blanket was a must. Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025 After all, anything that cuts down on errands and saves your energy can free up time for sleep, precious time for baby snuggles, or a moment to yourself. Emily Glover, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025 In a viral Instagram video, a mom-to-be from Texas shared the way her blind dog snuggles up to her baby bump, and internet users can’t cope with the sweet moment. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 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 Enjoy family-friendly activities such as food trucks, horse rides, live music, gem mining, face painting, fire trucks demos and, of course, baby goat snuggles. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuggles
Verb
  • There will be laughter and cuddles.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Start your new year with love, cuddles and wagging tails!
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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  • Boasting a playful curved lip that fits neatly in your palm and elegantly nestles one after the other in a stack, these wavy plates are an exceptionally sculptural way to set the table.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Many creative platers like to cut a circular hole out of their bread loaf, which the butter candle then nestles inside.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
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  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This is all before Raleigh crouches behind the plate for roughly three hours, calling 150 pitches a night and manning a 13-person pitching staff’s stuff, repertoire, and personality.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • One day, the script said that Marietta gets in bed, curls up with her baby dog, and is sucking her thumb.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But the older woman returns to her section of the bench, curls up, draws her legs inward, and starts to pat (to hit) her shower cap.
    Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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“Snuggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggles. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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