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Nuzzle   /nˈəzəl/   Listen
Nuzzle

verb
(past & past part. nuzzled;pres. part. nuzzling)
1.
Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position.  Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, snuggle.  "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"
2.
Rub noses.  Synonym: nose.
3.
Dig out with the snout.





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"Nuzzle" Quotes from Famous Books



... and began to nuzzle the snow. The time had come for action. We proposed to slip down the little ravine at the edge of the timber, cross the stream, ascend the hill on the opposite side, and come up on our quarry over the crest. We should thus be within shooting ...
— Hunting with the Bow and Arrow • Saxton Pope


Words linked to "Nuzzle" :   turn up, hold tight, hold close, draw close, excavate, dig up, caress, cuddle, clutch, cling to, fondle


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