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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nuz•zle /ˈnʌzəl/USA pronunciation v., -zled, -zling, n. v. - to touch or rub with the nose, snout, muzzle, etc.:[~ + object]The deer nuzzled her neck.
- to lie very close (to);
cuddle or snuggle up (to): [no object]They nuzzled under the covers.[~ + object]He nuzzled her under the covers.
n. [countable] - an affectionate embrace or cuddle.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nuz•zle (nuz′əl),USA pronunciation v., -zled, -zling, n. v.i. - Animal Behaviorto burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does:a rabbit nuzzling into the snow.
- to thrust the nose, muzzle, etc.:The dog nuzzled up to his master.
- to lie very close to someone or something;
cuddle or snuggle up.
v.t. - Animal Behaviorto root up with the nose, snout, etc.:training pigs to nuzzle truffles from the ground.
- to touch or rub with the nose, snout, muzzle, etc.
- to thrust the nose, muzzle, snout, etc., against or into:The horse was nuzzling my pocket for sugar.
- to thrust (the nose or head), as into something.
- to lie very close to;
cuddle or snuggle up to.
n. - an affectionate embrace or cuddle.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English noselen to grovel; origin, originally uncertain
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nuzzle /ˈnʌzəl/ vb - to push or rub gently against the nose or snout
- (intransitive) to nestle; lie close
- (transitive) to dig out with the snout
Etymology: 15th Century: nosele, from nose (n) |