canoodle

American  

[kuh-nood-l] / kəˈnud l /

verb (used with or without object)

Slang.

canoodled, canoodling

1. to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.

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canoodle British  

/ kəˈnuːdəl /

verb

1. slang to kiss and cuddle; pet; fondle

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Other Word Forms

• canoodler noun

Etymology

Origin of canoodle

1855–60; perhaps ca(ress) + noodle ²

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.

From Los Angeles Times

But eagle-eyed viewers also spotted an on-board photographer capturing the moment the couple canoodled on the deck of their yacht.

From BBC

It is where Oscar Wilde disastrously canoodled with young Lord Alfred Douglas.

From New York Times

She swoops onto the zoo enclosure where macaws are kept and, through its fence, engages in grooming behavior that looks like conjugal canoodling.

From Washington Times

In a world where our preference for dumb youth has created a stigma surrounding later-years sex, a show about age-appropriate senior canoodling could be revolutionary.

From The Guardian