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Nuzzled
(of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose.
📖 Definitions of "Nuzzled"
verb
- 1
(of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose.
"She nuzzled her boyfriend in the cinema."
- 2
To nurse; to foster; to bring up.
- 3
To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
- 4
To go along with the nose to the ground, like a pig.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nuzzled"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nosed | (in combination) Having some specific type of nose. |
| cuddledverb | (US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle. |
| snuggledverb | drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection |
| pettedverb | (transitive) To stroke or fondle (an animal). |
| whinniedverb | (transitive, intransitive, of a horse) To make a gentle neigh. |
| lolledverb | (intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| mewedverb | (of a cat, especially of a kitten) To meow. |
| meowedverb | (intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry. |
| cradledverb | (transitive) To rock (a baby to sleep). |
| toddledverb | To walk unsteadily, as a small child does. |
| loungedverb | (intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner. |
| frolickedverb | (intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. |
| pawedverb | Having (a specified kind or number of) paws. |
| cooedverb | (ambitransitive) To make a soft murmuring sound, as a pigeon. |
| lazedverb | To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge. |
| mooedverb | (intransitive) Of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound. |
| kissedverb | a 1996 Canadian romantic/erotic drama film directed and co-written by Lynne Stopkewich, based on Barbara Gowdy's short story "We So Seldom Look on Love". |
| waddledverb | (intransitive) To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side. |
| cloppedverb | To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound. |
| giggledverb | To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner. |
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