cuddle
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they cuddle | |
he / she / it cuddles | |
past simple cuddled | |
past participle cuddled | |
-ing form cuddling |
to hold somebody/something close in your arms to show love synonym hug拥抱;搂抱 A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep. 一对年轻人在门阶上亲吻拥抱。 - cuddle something (+ adj.)
The little boy cuddled the teddy bear close. 小男孩紧紧地搂着玩具熊。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCuddle is used with these nouns as the object:- baby
Word Originearly 16th cent. (rare before the 18th cent.): of unknown origin.