feel up

verb

Definition of feel upnext
as in to paw

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feel up
  1. paw
  2. neck
  3. cuddle
  4. snuggle
  5. hug
  6. nuzzle
  7. bill
  8. love
Verb
  • When the cat falls overboard and can’t paw its way back to the surface, it’s rescued from drowning by the opportune passing of a mammoth humpback, who catches the animal on its nose and breaches just in time.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Raya made a telling contribution by pawing away Jorgen Strand Larsen’s first-half header.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Definition of paw
Verb
  • Joby Aviation Now Joby leverages hydrogen toward necking out ahead of the competition ... for the moment.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2024
  • But giraffes present a particularly strong rebuttal to that practice, because males don’t just sometimes neck with other males.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 19 June 2024
Definition of neck
Verb
  • Other moments featured in the photo carousel included Malti admiring some Christmas trees, cuddling with mom in a hotel bathrobe, sharing her artwork on a sketch pad, and playing with a doll from Disney's Moana.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Munn included photos of herself cuddling with Méi and sitting on a couch in a store.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of cuddle
Verb
  • The rescue shared a video of the puppies playing and snuggling with their mom, captivating Instagram users.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Other photos in the post included Chopra snuggling with Malti and applying fake nails on her hands.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of snuggle
Verb
  • In the mother-son snap, Teigen can be seen holding and hugging Wren, who looks strikingly similar to Legend, 45.
    Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The woman and her mother have it out, hug, and make up, so Frasier and his dad Martin try arguing like Jews.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of hug
Verb
  • Biden highlights chip investments during New York trip How cleaning product chemicals called ‘quats’ may affect the brain Chiropractor works on giraffe, is nuzzled: ‘Giraffes are just giant dogs?’ Thursday, April 25 morning weather update Everyone should have a favorite tree.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Biscuit tenderly placed a paw over Muffin, as if to shield him, while gently nuzzling his tiny face.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of nuzzle
Verb
  • The event — billed as the U.K.’s largest free live music show with social purpose at its core — seeks to inspire young people from underrepresented backgrounds across the capital.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In what has been billed as America’s largest-ever criminal investigation, at least 1,572 defendants have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, according to Reuters, with crimes ranging from unlawfully entering restricted grounds to seditious conspiracy and violent assault.
    Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of bill
Verb
  • The West Coast Fishing Club is loved for serving as a rugged haven on British Columbia’s remote ancestral and unceded territory of the Haida Nation in Haida Gwaii, surrounded by dramatic coastal landscapes and teeming with wildlife.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There’s so much to love about Long Beach, including the culture, food and shops.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of love
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