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# snuggle

verb (snuggle, snuggles, snuggled, snuggling); noun (a snuggle, snuggles)

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

## Everyday

1. To get into a warm, comfortable position, often close to someone or under a blanket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#m1)
2. To hold someone close and cuddle them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#m2)
3. (noun) A cuddle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children snuggle up with a book, a pet or a parent; in stories it shows warmth, safety and love. Phrases: «snuggle up», «snuggle down», «snuggle into».

### Examples

- We snuggled up under the blanket to watch a film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#x1)
- The kittens snuggled together to keep warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#x2)
- Come and have a snuggle on the sofa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#x3)
- She snuggled down in bed with her teddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#x4)
- The baby snuggled into Mum's arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#x5)
- On cold nights the dog snuggles at the end of my bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snuggle/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb; double g. Adjective: «snuggly». Similar: cuddle, nestle. Don't confuse with «smuggle».

## On Mova

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