cuddle
verb (used with object)
to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.
have cuddled
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present perfectof cuddle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Marzouki’s parents may not have cuddled him.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2012
Some 30,000 people have cuddled at their gatherings.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2010
The way they have cuddled up to the Holtons is diverting, but nothing more.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Charles Dana Gibson
She gathered up the books in her arms and cuddled them, as a mother might have cuddled a child.
From The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath
