snuggle
verb (used without object)
to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection; nestle; cuddle.
snuggled
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past participleof snuggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof snuggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
snuggleverb (used without object)to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection; nestle; cuddle.
Example Sentences
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Small ginger cat Marigold snuggled with her for hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
My husband carried him into the room and placed him on the bed next to me as I snuggled his baby brother in the crook of my arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Gus Walz rose from his seat snuggled in between his family who were all in tears and said, beaming at the vice president candidate, “That’s my dad.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
On the morning of 7 October, Amal Alabadla was heavily pregnant and snuggled up in bed with 18-month-old Noah when they were woken by a wall of sound.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
Hyacinth stepped around the animals and snuggled in next to her dad.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
