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Meaning of 'nuzzle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nuzzle [ v. i.]
- To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.
- To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.
2 . Nuzzle [ v. t.]
- To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.
- To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
- To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle.
- To loiter; to idle.

Meaning of 'nuzzle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nuzzle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Example in sentence:
  • The children snuggled into their sleeping bags;
  • We cuddled against each other to keep warm
Meaning (2):
- dig out with the snout
Example in sentence:
  • the pig nuzzled the truffle

Nearby Words:

nuzzied nuzzling

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