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snuggle
(snug¦gle)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsnʌg(ə)l/
verb
settle or move into a warm, comfortable position:
[
no object, with adverbial
]
:
I
snuggled down
in my sleeping bag
[
with object and adverbial
]
:
she snuggled her head into his shoulder
Origin:
late 17th century
: frequentative of the verb
snug
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