canoodle
verb (used with or without object)
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
canoodling
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present participleof canoodle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Behind the scenes, away from all of the media rantings and ravings, and the cheap thrill it gives to revive the passé term canoodling, it is surely traumatic and sad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
A fan in the audience proposed to her shortly after photos of her and Trudeau canoodling on a yacht surfaced.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
And although Depp has been caught canoodling with various love interests over the last several years, she has maintained that privacy is important to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Free fat-melting procedures, canoodling with private practice plastic surgeons—who was accepting this stuff?
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2022
I didn’t care if she’d spent all day canoodling with him; I didn’t care if she’d left because she was furious with me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
