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# cuddle

verb (cuddle, cuddles, cuddled, cuddling); noun (a cuddle, cuddles)

«cuddle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To cuddle someone is to hold them close in your arms to show love or to comfort them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#m1)
2. A cuddle is a long, warm hug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#m2)
3. To cuddle up is to lie or sit close to someone to be warm and comfortable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday family life parents cuddle babies and children cuddle pets and teddies. In PSHE and body safety lessons pupils learn that cuddles should feel safe, and that you can say no to a cuddle you do not want, even from family. Phrases: give a cuddle, cuddle up, cuddly toy, have a cuddle.

### Examples

- Mum gave me a big cuddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x1)
- The baby likes to cuddle her teddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x2)
- We cuddled up on the sofa to watch a film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x3)
- The puppy loves cuddles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x4)
- Can I have a cuddle? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x5)
- My cuddly toy is a rabbit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x6)
- It's OK to say «no thank you» to a cuddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x7)
- He was able to sit up in bed and look at picture-books, while the little Rabbit cuddled close at his side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb (cuddled). A cuddle is longer and softer than a hug. «Cuddly» means soft and nice to cuddle. Your body belongs to you: you can always say no to a cuddle.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cuddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cuddle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cuddle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cuddle.html) on Mova free.