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

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 Literature

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

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

Moments after we saw the grieving widower in tears, he was canoodling with someone he’d just met.

From Los Angeles Times