nuzzle
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He followed this pair across rocky hillside for a couple of hours and took his shot when the male paused to nuzzle the female.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Picture the soft, cool nuzzle of your dog.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
The dog’s task could be to lead the handler to a bench to sit down or lick their hand and nuzzle them until the handler’s blood pressure and anxiety go down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Then they stick their beaks below the surface and “chatter” their mouths open and closed, darting their tongues in and out to create suction as they nuzzle the pond’s bottom.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2023
Still the babies would not take the food, and at last, tired of playing with it, swam over and began to nuzzle him.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
When she nuzzles the correct one, which she always seems to do, a tube squirts water into her bowl.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
Johnson nuzzles the Teresa’s bow against the stern of the Marjorie C. Thick fenders cushion the impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
Her connection to them was obvious at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation’s summer farm here when she had Brickbat and My Teddy Bear — former racehorses — curtsying to her for peppermints and nuzzles.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
What follows is an adorable animation where a cat slowly walks up to Jin, sniffs, nuzzles his hand, and then gives him a playful bite on the wrist.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2021
He nuzzles his head under my hand, like he’s asking me to pet him some more.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
“I don’t want to lose a finger,” Marc said as a chestnut horse nuzzled his palm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
"FYI we did NOT feed them as that is not allowed - they came up and nuzzled us so we just gave them a little pat then let them be."
From BBC ● May 15, 2024
She nuzzled around a bit, kind of got my smell I guess and then literally fell asleep.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2023
I was mostly there until Daemon nuzzled his on his way out of town, which evoked the sick triceratops in “Jurassic Park,” from 29 years ago.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
I nuzzled Fig’s belly as his entire body pulled away in protest.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
“I can be your pillow, mommy,” her daughter said, nuzzling into her neck.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Imagine if your Apple Watch grew legs and could follow you around, not merely vibrating to remind you to stand up every half-hour, but playfully nuzzling your hand to remind you to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
For a veteran with PTSD, a service dog may retrieve medication or perform anxiety-relieving actions like nuzzling or leaning against a person when the dog senses a heightened state of anxiety.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Video taken by the crew showed one of the killer whales appeared to be nuzzling the rudder; another video showed one of them running its nose into the hull.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Benjamin felt a nose nuzzling at his shoulder.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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