Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cuddling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cuddled}
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cuddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for
couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku[thorn][thorn]en to
cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with. See{Couth},
{Uncouth}, {Can}.]
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
She cuddles low beneath the brake; Nor would she stay,
nor dares she fly. --Prior.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cuddling
n : affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {fondling}, {hugging},
{kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching}, {snuggling}]
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