canoodle

[kuh-nood-l]

verb (used with or without object)

Slang.

canoodled, canoodling 

1. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.

canoodle

/ kəˈnuːdəl /

verb

1. slang,  to kiss and cuddle; pet; fondle

Other Word Forms

• canoodler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of canoodle¹

1855–60; perhaps ca(ress) + noodle ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of canoodle¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

At times in “Hamnet,” 1582, the year of their marriage, could pass for a millennium earlier, a rustic era where neither has anything more pressing to do than canoodle under the trees.

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In other words, sure, the app is useful for algorithmic canoodling, but many canoodlers end up settling down.

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A fan in the audience proposed to her shortly after photos of her and Trudeau canoodling on a yacht surfaced.

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He instructs another friend to give her $150,000 to build a "love nest" where the two of them might canoodle after his release, which may have been news to his wife Debrah Charatan.

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Holmes, 46, shared several photos of the couple canoodling on the sidelines while rooting for the Razorbacks.

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