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cuddle

[kuhd-l] / ˈkʌd l /


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Now, I have a cup of tea and give my daughter a cuddle.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“People need to be respectful. If the cats want to cuddle, cuddle them. If they want to play, play with them. Just get to know them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

She described how he had changed from being a "polite, funny little boy" who had liked lots of cuddles to one who gets overwhelmed by crowds.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

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

"She basically just ran into my arms and just snuggled up in here and just did the biggest cuddles of all time," she was quoted as saying by the AP news agency on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025

Luna’s grandmother used to be bulbous and squat—all soft hugs and squishy cuddles.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

The Prince of Wales posed for selfies with locals, cuddled a baby, and planted new trees during a visit to Paqueta, an island a ferry away from Rio de Janeiro.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

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

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

Parker nodded toward the second-story window, where they could see Hazel and Sophie cuddled up with the nanny.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2023

Suma is cuddled between two ladies, one I recognize from the first day when they passed us on the trail.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A video posted by a Tamil film star showing him cuddling an endangered gibbon has triggered an investigation by Indian wildlife officials over how he came into contact with the animal.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

Here, the couple spent lots of time standing in for BK’s family, cuddling, grooming and wrestling with him, and tending to his emotional needs as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

An animated Trump lovingly cuddling the Paramount logo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

By age four, I was overjoyed every night to be cuddling on the bed and listening silently.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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