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Nuzzle v. i.

To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud. "And nuzzling in his flank, the loving swine Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin." "He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes... nuzzling like an eel in the mud."

To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down. "Sir Roger shook his ears, and nuzzled along."

To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle.

To loiter; to idle. (Prov. Eng.)

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Etymology of 'Nuzzle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Nuzzle" Quotes from Famous Books

... transformation, the little beast stopped, forgot his anger, stretched forth his moist, black nuzzle, sniffing ... and walked up to the cook, accepting the carrots. The cook began to stroke the ...

— Tramping on Life - An Autobiographical Narrative • Harry Kemp

Words linked to "Nuzzle" : fondle, turn up, cling to, dig up, excavate, snuggle, hold close, clutch