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as in snugging
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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Recent Examples of snuggling
Place reserved lemon slices in pairs on grate, snuggling up against each other.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
Suzette loves playing with feather toys and balls and snuggling in blankets.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Other shots showed Shepherd meeting his new baby sister and the infant snuggling against her mom's chest in the hospital.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
People should avoid kissing or snuggling with backyard birds, the CDC says.
—Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
What could be worse than snuggling and sitting on his lap?
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
People should avoid kissing or snuggling with backyard birds, the CDC says.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
All three sleep with Doug and Laurie, snuggling through the night.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
So Henry began life by snuggling with Tom, a toy about the size of an iPhone.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
Suzette loves playing with feather toys and balls and snuggling in blankets.
—Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
Other shots showed Shepherd meeting his new baby sister and the infant snuggling against her mom's chest in the hospital.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
People should avoid kissing or snuggling with backyard birds, the CDC says.
—Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
What could be worse than snuggling and sitting on his lap?
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
People should avoid kissing or snuggling with backyard birds, the CDC says.
—Jonel Aleccia, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
All three sleep with Doug and Laurie, snuggling through the night.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
So Henry began life by snuggling with Tom, a toy about the size of an iPhone.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuggling
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Game by game, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is nestling himself into historical statistical company alongside some of the most vaunted NBA names ever.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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In one clip, Fever can be seen taking the Festiva up a parking garage ramp and nestling it between a Jeep and a sports car.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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The former couple did spend the 2025 holiday season together, with Slater taking to his own Instagram Stories in December to share rare photos of the pop star cuddling with a dog and laughing at a private gathering.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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The pair posted more photos of their bundles of joy over the next month, including one of the twins napping in matching Knicks jerseys next to a basketball, and another of the new parents cuddling their babies at home.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Social media video showed dozens of terrified elementary schoolchildren crouching down outdoors as the ground beneath them swayed violently in the province of Davao Occidental.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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By Tuesday night, his livestream captured through a window in the building a woman rocking back and forth before crouching further down below the window.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
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“Snuggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggling. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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