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snug·gle

(snŭg′əl)

v.snug·gled,snug·gling,snug·gles

v.intr.

1. To lie or press close together; cuddle.

2. To curl up closely or comfortably; nestle:snuggled happily under the covers.

v.tr.

To draw close or hold closely, as for comfort or in affection; hug.

[ Frequentative ofsnug.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

snuggle

(ˈsnʌɡəl)

(usually intr;usually foll by down, up,or together) to nestle into or draw close to (somebody or something) for warmth or from affection

the act of snuggling

[C17: frequentative snug (vb)]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

snug•gle

(ˈsnʌg əl)

v.-gled, -gling,
n.v.i.

1. to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection; nestle.

v.t.

2. to draw or press closely against.

3. the act of snuggling.

[1680–90]

snuggle

Past participle:snuggled
Gerund:snuggling

Imperative
snuggle
snuggle

Present
I snuggle
you snuggle
he/she/it snuggles
we snuggle
you snuggle
they snuggle

Preterite
I snuggled
you snuggled
he/she/it snuggled
we snuggled
you snuggled
they snuggled

Present Continuous
I am snuggling
you are snuggling
he/she/it is snuggling
we are snuggling
you are snuggling
they are snuggling

Present Perfect
I have snuggled
you have snuggled
he/she/it has snuggled
we have snuggled
you have snuggled
they have snuggled

Past Continuous
I was snuggling
you were snuggling
he/she/it was snuggling
we were snuggling
you were snuggling
they were snuggling

Past Perfect
I had snuggled
you had snuggled
he/she/it had snuggled
we had snuggled
you had snuggled
they had snuggled

Future
I will snuggle
you will snuggle
he/she/it will snuggle
we will snuggle
you will snuggle
they will snuggle

Future Perfect
I will have snuggled
you will have snuggled
he/she/it will have snuggled
we will have snuggled
you will have snuggled
they will have snuggled

Future Continuous
I will be snuggling
you will be snuggling
he/she/it will be snuggling
we will be snuggling
you will be snuggling
they will be snuggling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been snuggling
you have been snuggling
he/she/it has been snuggling
we have been snuggling
you have been snuggling
they have been snuggling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been snuggling
you will have been snuggling
he/she/it will have been snuggling
we will have been snuggling
you will have been snuggling
they will have been snuggling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been snuggling
you had been snuggling
he/she/it had been snuggling
we had been snuggling
you had been snuggling
they had been snuggling

Conditional
I would snuggle
you would snuggle
he/she/it would snuggle
we would snuggle
you would snuggle
they would snuggle

Past Conditional
I would have snuggled
you would have snuggled
he/she/it would have snuggled
we would have snuggled
you would have snuggled
they would have snuggled

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	snuggle - a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace cuddle,nestle embrace,embracement,embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Verb	1.	snuggle - move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" cuddle,draw close,nestle,nuzzle,nest cling to,hold close,hold tight,clutch - hold firmly, usually with one's hands; "She clutched my arm when she got scared" snuggle,nestle - position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" draw close - pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"
	2.	snuggle - position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" nestle cuddle,draw close,nestle,nuzzle,snuggle,nest - move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags" lay,place,put,set,position,pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

snuggle

verbnestle,curl up,cuddle up,huddleI snuggled down in the big, comfortable seat.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

snuggle

verb

To lie or press close together, usually with another person or thing:

cuddle,nestle,nuzzle,snug.

Translations

يَسْتَكِنُّ الطِفْل طالِبا الدِّفء

přitulit se

putte sig

kuscheln liebkosen sich kuscheln

αγκάλιασμα

blottir

odabújik

hjúfra sig upp aî

rannicchiarsi accarezzare

pritúliť sa

sokulmak

偎依拥抱

snuggle

[ˈsnʌgl]VIto snuggle down in bed →acurrucarse en la cama
to snuggle up to sb →arrimarse a algn
I like to snuggle up with a book →megusta ponermecómodo aleer

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snuggle

[ˈsnʌg^əl]vi →se pelotonner
to snuggle down in bed →se pelotonner dans sonlit
to snuggle up to sb →se pelotonner contre qn

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snuggle

vi →sichschmiegen, sichkuscheln;tosnuggle down in bed →sichins Bett kuscheln;tosnuggle up (to somebody) →sich (an jdn)anschmiegenorankuscheln;I like tosnuggle up with a book →ichmache es mirgern mit einemBuch gemütlich;tosnuggle into somebody/something →sichan jdm ankuscheln/inetw(acc) →einkuscheln;the cottagessnuggled in the valley →dieHäuschen schmiegten sichins Tal

vt →an sich(acc) →schmiegen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

snuggle

[ˈsnʌgl]vito snuggle down in bed →rannicchiarsi nelletto
to snuggle up to sb →stringersi a qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

snug

(snag) adjective

1. warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold.The house is small but snug. knus دافئ، مُريح уютен aconchegado útulnýgemütlich hyggeligζεστός,άνετοςcomodo,calentito mugav, õdus گرم راحت محافظت در برابر سرما mukavaconfortable חָמִים וְנוֹחַ सुखद स्थान udoban, zaklonjen jól védett hangat hlÿr og notaleguraccogliente,confortevole 心地よい 아늑한, 따뜻한 jaukus mājīgs; omulīgs selesabehaaglijklun,koseligprzytulny سوكه، اّرام، كرار، غـلى، پټ: جوړ، چسپ (لكه كالى په ځان كې aconchegado confortabilуютный útulný; chránený prijeten ugodan varm och skön, ombonad, mysig ที่อบอุ่น rahat ve sıcak 溫暖的，暖和的，不受風寒侵襲的 затишний, зручний آرام دہ، محفوظ ấm cúng, thoải mái 温暖的，暖和的，不受风寒侵袭的

2. (of clothesetc) fitting closely.This jacket is a nice snug fit. knus مُحْكَم التَّفْصيل плътно прилепващ agasalhador přiléhavýeng anliegend tætsiddendeεφαρμοστόςajustado,apretado kehasse töödeldud, keha järgi به اندازه tiukka bien ajustéצמוד चुस्त udoban, koji dobro pristaje kényelmes pas þéttur, (hæfilega) þröngurcomodo ぴったりの (의상이) 꼭 맞는 gerai prigulęs, aptemptas (par apģērbu) cieši pieguļošs padan goed passendtettsittende,trangobcisły په اندازه agasalhador comod облегающий priliehavý prilegajoč se udoban åtsittande ี่เหมาะกับตัว bedene oturan 合身的(衣服等) акуратний, чепурний آراستہ sát, chật 合身的（衣服等）

ˈsnuggle verb

to curl one's body upespecially closely against another person, for warmthetc.She snuggled up to her mother and went to sleep. opkrul يَسْتَكِنُّ الطِفْل طالِبا الدِّفء сгушвам (се) aconchegar-se přitulit sesich kuscheln putte sig κουλουριάζομαι δίπλα σε κπ.,κουρνιάζωacurrucarse,arrimarse kaissu pugema asettua jonkun kainaloonse blottir לְהִתרַפֵּק सटकर लेट जाना, चिपट कर लेट जाना priljubiti se, priviti se uz odabújik vkihez bergelung hjúfra sig upp aðrannicchiarsi すり寄る 바싹 달라붙다 prisiglausti, priglusti pieglausties; ieritināties mengerekotzich nestelensmyge seg inntil,krype sammentulić się "څنګ ته نږدې كېدل، څوخېدل (په چاپورېaconchegar-se a se cuibăriприжиматься pritúliť sa priviti se k ugnezditi se krypa (kura) ihop sig อิงแอบsokulmak 偎依，緊抱 прихиляти(ся); пригортати(ся) آرام کی جگہ لینا nằm, xích lại gần 偎依，拥抱

ˈsnugly adverb

1. tightly and neatly.The gun fitted snugly into my pocket. knus بإحْكام، تماما плътно confortavelmente přesněgenau nøjagtigtάνετα, εφαρμοστάbien,cómodamente parajasti tiukastibien,à l'aise בְּמָצָב חָמִים וְנוֹחַ चुस्ती से sigurno, dobro smješteno jól (hozzásimul) secara pas þægilega, velcomodamente ぴったりと 잘 맞게 kaip tik, glaudžiai ērti muat-muatnetjesakkurat ciasno ټينګ او منظم confortavelmente bineточно presne ravno prav glatko bra, perfekt อย่างสะอาดหมดจด iyi oturmuş 緊貼地，貼身地 щільно اچھی طرح سے محفوظ gọn gàng và khít khao贴身地

2. comfortably or warmly.The girl had a scarf wrapped snugly round her neck. knus بِراحَةٍ وَدِفء уютно aconchegadamente teplebehaglich varm og behageligζεστά,άνεταcómodamente tihedalt, mugavalt mukavasticonfortablementמכורבל आराम से udobno, toplo puhán dengan hangat þægilega, hlÿlegacomodamente 心地よく 포근하게, 아늑하게 jaukiai silti; cieši apņemot; ērti dengan selesabehaaglijktett inntil,varm og god wygodnie,ciepło به آسانتيا aconchegadamente confortabilуютно,тепло priliehavo, tesne udobno umotan varmt och skönt อย่างอบอุ่นsıcacık 溫暖舒適地 затишно محفوظانہ اور آرام دہ thoải mái, ấm cúng温暖舒适地

ˈsnugness noun

knusheid دِفء وراحَه уютност aconchego přiléhavost die Geborgenheit lunhed; tranghed αναπαυτικότητα,ζεστασιά,θαλπωρήbienestar,comodidad mugavus mukavuusbien-être נְעִימוּת आरामदेही, सुखदता ugodnost, udoban smještaj tisztaság, rendesség; kellemesség; védettség kehangatan þægindicomodità 心地よさ 포근함, 아늑함 jaukumas mājīgums; ērtums; omulība ketatnya; sempitnya; padanbehaaglijkheidlunhet;tranghet przytulna atmosfera, wygoda په اندازهaconchego confort уютность priliehavosť udobnost ugodnost ombonad karaktär, mysighet ความอบอุ่น rahatlık; bedene oturma 舒適，緊貼合身 затишність آراستگی tính ấm cúng, tính gọn gàng舒适

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