cuddle

1. 1.

   a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace

   Synonymsnestlesnuggle

   Broaderembrace

Other forms of cuddle

plural

cuddles·

past tense

cuddled·

present participle

cuddling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cuddle

What does cuddle mean?

cuddle means "move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cuddle?

cuddle has 2 syllables: cud-dle. The stress falls on "cud". In IPA it is /ˈkʌdəl/.

What is another word for cuddle?

Close synonyms include snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cuddle a common word?

cuddle is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.