Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.

    My girlfriend and I love to snuggle.

    The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.

    drücken, kuscheln, liebkosen

    обнима́тьсяobnimátʹsja, обня́тьсяobnjátʹsja, прижима́тьсяprižimátʹsja

  2. To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

    Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.

    The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.

    kuscheln, schmiegen

    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

Examples

60 sentences
  1. Tom's cat snuggled against his leg.

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  2. I wish I had someone I could snuggle with.

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  3. Tom attempted to snuggle, but Mary pushed him away.

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  4. Tom snuggled in close, putting his arm around Mary.

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  5. Tom was snuggled up in an armchair watching TV.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy:
to move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position:

Forms

snuggles, snuggling, snuggled, snuggled
Base formsnuggle · to snuggle
3rd person singularsnuggles
Present participlesnuggling
Past simplesnuggled
Past participlesnuggled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysnuggle
he, she, itsnuggles

Past simpleLesson

all personssnuggled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave snuggled
he, she, ithas snuggled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill snuggle

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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