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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AI-generated videos and images of Rana and Hajdini on dinner dates and canoodling in an office have circulated on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 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
It was Friday evening, and the best-connected players were canoodling in Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium for the first presidential inauguration Crypto Ball, a special evening co-sponsored by the nonprofit corporate alliance Stand With Crypto.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2025
Moments after we saw the grieving widower in tears, he was canoodling with someone he’d just met.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
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
