nuzzle
verb (used without object)
to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does.
nuzzles
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present tense formof nuzzle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A cat, the unit's unofficial mascot, nuzzles against one of the propellers.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2024
When she nuzzles the correct one, which she always seems to do, a tube squirts water into her bowl.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
Her connection to them was obvious at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s summer farm here when she had Brickbat and My Teddy Bear — former racehorses — curtsying to her for peppermints and nuzzles.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
What follows is an adorable animation where a cat slowly walks up to Jin, sniffs, nuzzles his hand, and then gives him a playful bite on the wrist.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2021
She flings her arms around my shoulders and nuzzles closer.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
