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snuggle

[snuhg-uhl] / ˈsnʌg əl /


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At one point in the clip, the white pup gazes adoringly at the NFL star before hopping onto a couch to snuggle beside him while Kelce lovingly pets the pooch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Some responsibilities she’ll never give up: “The time to talk about our day, snuggle in bed, read books, that’s really special to me.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

This is because we snuggle with and sleep in bed with our cats.

From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025

I worry that gender frictions may grow and add tension to modern life, leaving more people facing the world alone with no one to snuggle up to and provide long-term comfort.

From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2024

“The sitter’s early! And I wanted us to have a little snuggle time, especially today”— she looked quickly at Em—“I didn’t mean that. It’s a perfectly normal day. I mean, you’re perfectly normal, sweetheart.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

Calvacca doesn’t play favorites, she says, but she snuggles Valentina and calls Sonny Mister Handsome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

This account reposts tons of cute videos—of snuggles, leaps, yawns, and naps.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024

The baby and I will do snuggles and I’ll nurse him in bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024

She said he loved "kisses and snuggles" and was "precious" and "innocent".

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2024

Charlie snuggles up to Hilda while chomping on a piece of purple fruit that looks like an alien egg.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

My husband carried him into the room and placed him on the bed next to me as I snuggled his baby brother in the crook of my arm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

Gus Walz rose from his seat snuggled in between his family who were all in tears and said, beaming at the vice president candidate, “That’s my dad.”

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024

The three snuggled at night in the same bed with extra sleeping bags and worried about their three pets: their dog Lucky, their cat Sullie and their corn snake Storm.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Then he snuggled into his nest and fell asleep.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

“I’m the best boy ever! I love to play. I love snuggling and I’ll let you put silly costumes on me,” said the caption on the Feb. 14, 2022 Instagram post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

My holiday season officially starts on the night before Thanksgiving, snuggling under a thick throw while sharing a fireside catch-up with my best friend.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

“I don't think you spend many nights on the couch watching TV, snuggling with your four-and-a-half-meter crocodile… but there's still that emotional attachment,” Mr Hayes says.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024

Both practices are concerned with defiance of worldly cares, with the tension between being a responsible member of society and snuggling beneath layers of blankets.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

“It’s right,” I said, snuggling back down into my pillow.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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