About The Word Nuzzle

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Nuzzle to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Nuzzle definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Nuzzle

Nuzzle Meaning & Definition
Nuzzle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nuzzle?

[v] dig out with the snout, of animals
[v] rub noses
[v] move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nuzzle: cuddle | draw close | nestle | nose | snuggle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nuzzle: bundle | burrow | caress | croodle | cuddle | feel up | fondle | knead | lap | massage | nestle | nose | pet | rub | rub against | rub noses | snuggle | stroke

See Also | caress | cling to | clutch | dig up | excavate | hold close | hold tight | turn up

Nuzzle In Webster's Dictionary

\Nuz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nuzzied};p. pr. & vb. n. {Nuzzling}.] [See {Noursle}.] 1. To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up. [Obs.] The people had been nuzzled in idolatry. --Milton. 2. [Perh. a corruption of nestle. Cf. {Nustle}.] To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
\Nuz"zle\, v. i. [Dim. fr. nose. See {Nozzle}.] 1. To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud. And nuzzling in his flank, the loving swine Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin. --Shak. He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . . . nuzzling like an eel in the mud. --Arbuthnot. 2. To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down. Sir Roger shook his ears, and nuzzled along. --Arbuthnot. 3. [Cf. {Nuzzle}, v. t., 2.] To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle. 4. To loiter; to idle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Bowman's capsule ‐ thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of…
  • Brewer ‐ the owner or manager of a brewery [n] someone who brews beer…
  • Green beret ‐ a soldier who is a member of the United States Army…
  • Department of chemistry ‐ the academic department responsible for teaching and research…
  • Ill nature ‐ a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent…
  • Flunk ‐ fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless";…
  • Rattle ‐ loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's…
  • Symbolising ‐ the act of representing something…
  • Stockinet ‐ knit used especially for infants' wear and…
  • Relativise ‐ consider or treat…
Crossword Dictionary