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cuddle

[kuhd-l] / ˈkʌd l /


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The cats mostly range in age from 8 months old to 2 years old, with some as young as 4 months — and adult guests are free to cuddle, hold and move them around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

"As long as you don't try to pet him, cuddle him or feed him, Jimothy poses zero public health risk," said the state health department on Threads, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

"But she recognised us, and we had a very tearful cuddle for a very long time."

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

I lead him back to bed, cuddle up beside him.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

Abby collapses to the floor to cuddle with Bieber as soon as we walk into the kitchen.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

In a third photo, Rudy is seen wearing an orange jumper with the letter "R" on the back, as Moorish-Gallagher's footballer boyfriend Nathaniel Phillips cuddles their son.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

She cuddles next to me when I’m sick and sits on my chest when I cry.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025

“Lots of cuddles, silence and hugs,” said Marcovitz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

She cuddles with me and combs my hair with her fingers.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

A new study -- published in the Human-Animal Interactions journal -- reveals that cows who are cuddled as therapy animals showed a strong preference for interactions with women when compared to men.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024

Leiland-James was initially placed with a foster carer, Charlotte Day, who said he was a "beautiful, happy, contented little boy" who "did not cry much" and "loved being cuddled and carried".

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024

While Keegan and Brian browsed vendor booths, Juliet stayed safely cuddled in her mother’s arms, sporting a T-shirt that read: “Trans Rights are Human Rights.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

“They’ll get cuddled and caressed — the cats will be happy,” she said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

But when she reached Pa, he looked at her sorrowfully for a moment, and then took her on his knee and cuddled her against him.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

That’s part of the film’s genius, something that was difficult to see 25 years ago, when the most intimate relationship most people had with technology was cuddling up with their TiVo every night.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

Video from the group captured the tiny cubs crying, feeding and cuddling with their mom, but mostly the family sleeps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

Love is in the air - and apparently the vegetable crates - after a pair of "cuddling carrots" were discovered among the fresh produce donated to a food recycling organisation.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

Despite now being ten years old and away from her family for so long, Bindi is still keen for attention, cuddling up to Jilly and resting on her lap.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

“They do,” said the third, a subdued-looking child cuddling her rabbit daemon.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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