nuzzle
[ nuhz-uhl ]
/ ˈnʌz əl /
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verb (used without object), nuz·zled, nuz·zling.
verb (used with object), nuz·zled, nuz·zling.
noun
an affectionate embrace or cuddle.
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Origin of nuzzle
1375–1425; late Middle English noselen to grovel; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM nuzzle
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How to use nuzzle in a sentence
Apeman was still moaning, though less fitfully, like a child that nuzzles the milk bottle, but is drifting away into sleep.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|VariousSaxon gobbles us with kisses, and nuzzles his nose, and we put our arms round his tawny neck.
Last Words|Juliana Horatia EwingThe water-birds have their home in the half-submerged arcades and the crocodile nuzzles the shafts of the pillars.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for nuzzle
nuzzle
/ (ˈnʌzəl) /
verb
to push or rub gently against the nose or snout
(intr) to nestle; lie close
(tr) to dig out with the snout
Word Origin for nuzzle
C15: nosele, from nose (n)
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