as in to snuggle
to lie close kittens cuddling in a basket

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Recent Examples of cuddle One week before her arrest, Victoria shared a photo of herself and Aaron along with their pet cat cuddling on the couch. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025 Davidson and Hewitt were spotted kissing, cuddling, holding hands, and general PDA-ing in Palm Beach, Florida, in photos published by the Daily Mail. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2025 Tayler also gets a shock upon seeing her clip, which shows Tyler cuddling with Kay and admitting that his relationship is probably over. Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025 That pressure may even lead the body to secrete a little extra oxytocin, the love hormone humans produce when cuddling. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cuddle

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“Cuddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuddle. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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