cuddle
verb (used with object)
to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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She has cuddled up in my arms and cried herself sick over it, but she won't hold out much longer.
From Kennedy Square by Francis Hopkinson Smith