SNUGGLE


Meaning of SNUGGLE in English

/ ˈsnʌgl; NAmE / verb

snuggle (up to sb/sth) [+ adv. / prep. ] to get into, or to put sb/sth into, a warm comfortable position, especially close to sb :

[ v ]

The child snuggled up to her mother.

He snuggled down under the bedclothes.

She snuggled closer.

[ vn ]

He snuggled his head onto her shoulder.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: frequentative of the verb snug .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.