cuddle
verb (used with object)
to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly; fondle.
were cuddling
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past progressiveof cuddle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Cody spent long hours on base, but one night he and Shawna were cuddling on the couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
He appeared anxious, and at 48, looked older than the other prisoners who were cuddling their wives and girlfriends.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2020
But there could be no doubt that Hollywood and TV were cuddling up a little closer all along the line.
From Time Magazine Archive
It disappeared inside the very one where the cherished Partridge Wyandottes were cuddling under their foster-mother's wings.
From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Stanley Davis
