snoozlev.
/ˈsnuːz(ə)l/ colloquial or dialect.
1. intransitive. To nestle and sleep or doze; to nuzzle.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly
napeOE
slumberc1220
sloomc1275
wink1412
to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425
to sleep a wink1542
drowse1598
jouka1652
doze1693
snooze1789
snoozle1831
zizz1942
the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > nestle or snuggle up
snug1583
snudge1633
nuzzle1637
snuggle1688
nestle1709
cuddle1710
snuzzle1781
snoozle1831
snuggle1840
pettle1855
coorie1898
1831 Westm. Rev. 15 196 Comfortably snoozling like other birds deep in the fertilizing warmth of their downy boxes.
1862 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon I. vii. 177 The little dog, snoozling on the hearthrug, lifted up his blinking eyes.
1881 G. D. Leslie Our River 12 There were a lot of black Berkshire pigs snoozling in the straw.
2. transitive. To thrust affectionately.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (transitive)] > act in particular way
sowla1616
wave1677
sick1845
snoozle1847
heel1855
sool1890
1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights I. iii. 63 A dog..that snoozled its nose over forwardly into her face.
1894 ‘G. Egerton’ Discords 187 The dog..snoozles her snout into the palm of his hand.
Derivatives
ˈsnoozledom n. the state of nestling and dozing in bed.
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1865 D. W. Thompson Odds & Ends iii. 6 How precious are the last five minutes of snoozledom!
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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