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单词 snuggle
释义

snugglen.

Etymology: < snuggle v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnuggle.
rare.
An act of snuggling; also with down. Also, a group of persons or things which are snuggled together.
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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
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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.

/ˈsnʌɡ(ə)l/
Etymology: Compare snug v. and -le suffix.
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.
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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.
figurative.1879 ‘E. Garrett’ House by Wks. I. 25 It was a wealthy household,..where virtue..snuggled in broad cloth and satin.
b. To nestle close or near to a person or thing.
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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.
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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
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snuggle1840
cose1857
(a)
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.].
(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.
2. transferred. Of buildings, etc.: To lie in a sheltered or snug situation; to nestle.
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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.
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the mind > emotion > love > embrace > [verb (transitive)]
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to take in (also into, on) one's armsc1300
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bracec1375
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plet?a1500
cuddlec1520
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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.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > wrap or envelop
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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