单词 | snuggle |
释义 | snugglen. rare. An act of snuggling; also with down. Also, a group of persons or things which are snuggled together. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [noun] > action of embracing > act of nestling close to snuggle1901 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > cluster lumpc1380 clustera1400 knotc1400 community?1541 plump1553 clustering1576 clumpa1586 grove1667 skein1709 snuggle1901 1901 ‘R. Connor’ Man from Glengarry xx. 328 ‘You are sure you are comfortable?’ ‘Quite,’ she replied, with a cosy little snuggle down among the cushions. a1910 ‘M. Twain’ Autobiography (1924) I. 103 In the early cold mornings a snuggle of children..occupying the hearthstone. 1935 E. Bowen House in Paris ii. i. 87 A snuggle of gothic villas. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking p. ix Words which, when used in conjunction with the word curls, are indicative of either the quantity,..or arrangement of a group of curls:..Ruffle, Snuggle, Soufflé. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). snugglev. 1. a. intransitive. Of persons, esp. children: To lie snug or close, esp. for warmth or comfort; to settle down cosily or comfortably; to get or press close to a person, esp. as a mark of affection; to nestle. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > nestle or snuggle up snug1583 snudge1633 nuzzle1637 snuggle1688 nestle1709 cuddle1710 snuzzle1781 snoozle1831 snuggle1840 pettle1855 coorie1898 1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq3v/2 To Snuggle, or to snuggle together, se serrer dans un Lit. 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II To Snuggle, to lie close together; to embrace one another in Bed. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 376 Snuggle, to lie snug in bed—or to get close together in bad weather. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xx. 200 She coaxed, and snuggled, and smiled. 1853 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes (1854) I. i. 7 We were friends in a minute—young Newcome snuggling by my side. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. iii. 21 I snuggled under a little shawl, and it was warm there. b. To nestle close or near to a person or thing. ΚΠ 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. xiv. 124 Children snuggled to their parents. 1884 Ordnance Gaz. Scotl. II. 394 A collie snuggles to his foot. 1900 R. J. Muir Myst. Muncraig xxi. 260 ‘Don't say that,’ moaned the girl, snuggling close. c. With up or down. Also, to curl up snugly or comfortably. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (intransitive)] > nestle or snuggle up snug1583 snudge1633 nuzzle1637 snuggle1688 nestle1709 cuddle1710 snuzzle1781 snoozle1831 snuggle1840 pettle1855 coorie1898 the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > be comfortable or easy [verb (intransitive)] > nestle snugly snug1583 nuzzle1597 snug1603 snuggle1840 cose1857 (a) (b)1879 R. L. Stevenson Trav. with Donkey 61 [I] put my revolver ready to my hand, and snuggled well down among the sheepskins.1886 D. M. Mulock King Arthur viii. 311 When the old birds are flown we must snuggle down in the empty nest.1840 T. C. Haliburton Let. Bag Great Western (U.K. ed.) i. 11 [I] unbooted, unstayed, and snuggled up like a kitten, in bed. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist xlii He..dashed downstairs into the drawing-room, where he snuggled up and dropped asleep. 1880 19th Cent. Sept. 451 That is the time to appreciate the comfort of a warm weather-proof house, to snuggle up in your blanket [etc.]. 2. transferred. Of buildings, etc.: To lie in a sheltered or snug situation; to nestle. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [verb (intransitive)] > be positioned (of a building) snuggle1862 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 301 Under these bastions snuggle small wood tenements. 1892 Black & White 26 Nov. 614/1 The towns..snuggle among foliage. 1898 S. Baring-Gould Old Eng. Home i. 18 In a dip in the land,..snuggling into the folds of the down,..lies this lovely old house. 3. a. transitive. To clasp or draw (a person, etc.) to one closely or affectionately; to hug or cuddle. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] clipc950 freeOE beclipc1000 windc1175 fang?c1200 yokec1275 umgripea1300 to take in (also into, on) one's armsc1300 umbefold14.. collc1320 lapc1350 bracec1375 embracec1386 clapa1400 folda1400 halsea1400 umbeclapa1400 accollc1400 fathomc1400 halchc1400 haspc1400 hoderc1440 plighta1450 plet?a1500 cuddlec1520 complect1523 umbfoldc1540 clasp1549 culla1564 cully1576 huggle1583 embosom1590 wrap1594 collya1600 cling1607 bosom1608 grasp1609 comply1648 huddlea1650 smuggle1679 inarm1713 snuggle1775 cwtch1965 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Snuggle, to receive into the bosom, to receive into a snug place. 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words (at cited word) A nurse hugging a child warmly and kindly, would be said to snuggle it. 1874 C. Rossetti Speaking Likenesses in Poems 92 She snuggled it tenderly to her. b. To wrap in some warm garment, etc. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > wrap or envelop biwevec1000 wrap13.. mufflea1450 bemuffle1611 wrap1647 mither1847 snuggle1867 1867 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man iii. 169 To lie amid the clover..; or, snuggled in furs, to trudge [etc.]. 1893 Advance (Chicago) 30 Nov. Little boys whom doting mammas have snuggled up in leggings, mittens and mufflers. c. To push or press, to place or settle, (the head, etc.) in a snug or affectionate manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)] > settle in a snug or affectionate manner nestlec1696 snuggle1883 1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 94/1 He..patted the little hand snuggled in upon his arm. 1899 A. Conan Doyle Duet [xiv.] 185 She snuggled her head up against his knee. d. To fit or push closely into something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > closely truss1523 snuggle1902 1902 Temple Bar May 578 As he snuggled the weapon into the groove of the parapet. 4. reflexive. To settle or nestle (oneself) in a place snugly or comfortably. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > physical comfort > [verb (reflexive)] > make oneself snug hug1642 snug1795 snuggle1876 1876 W. White Holidays in Tyrol x. 82 Nests erected on poles in which the watchers snuggle themselves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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