snuggle
verb (used without object)
to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection; nestle; cuddle.
had been snuggling
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past perfect progressiveof snuggle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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I am estranged from my own parents; for years I had been snuggling up to friends’ mothers, fielding quips with friends’ fathers.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2014
