Nuzzle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To rub or push against gently with or as if with the nose or snout: stroked and nuzzled the kitten.
  • v. To root or move with the snout.
  • verb-intransitive. To make rubbing or pressing motions with or as if with the nose or snout.
  • verb-intransitive. To nestle together.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To touch someone or something with the nose.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.
  • v. To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
  • verb-intransitive. To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.
  • verb-intransitive. To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.
  • verb-intransitive. To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle.
  • verb-intransitive. To loiter; to idle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To thrust the nose in or into; root up with the nose.
  • To touch or rub with the nose; press or rub the nose against.
  • To put a ring into the nose of (a hog).
  • To fondle closely, as a child.
  • To nurse; foster; rear.
  • To nose; burrow with the nose; rub noses.
  • To touch or feel something with the nose.
  • To go with the nose toward the ground.
  • To nestle.
  • To loiter; idle.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. rub noses
  • v. dig out with the snout
  • v. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  • Verb Form
    nuzzled    nuzzles    nuzzling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fondle    caress    excavate    turn up    dig up    hold close    cling to    clutch    hold tight   
    Cross Reference
    nestle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    foster    nestle    loiter    idle    nose   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    guzzle    muzzle    puzzle    uzzle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    towelette    giant    scirocco    jrock    awing    hand-holding    commingle    fach    spunky    roleplaying