Nuzzle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

rub noses

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈʌzəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈʌzəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈʌzəl/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈʌzəl/.

Examples

We cuddled against each other to keep warm
The children snuggled into their sleeping bags
the pig nuzzled the truffle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snuggle nose nest cuddle draw close nestle

Parts of Speech

verb	move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position “We cuddled against each other to keep warm”
verb	rub noses
verb	dig out with the snout “the pig nuzzled the truffle”

Word Forms

cuddle	noun	a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
cuddling	noun	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
snuggling	noun	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
snuggle	noun	a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nestle	noun	a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
nose	noun	the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

toucher son nez

se déplacer ou s'installer dans une position confortable et douillette

🇪🇸Spanish

hocicar

moverse o colocarse en una posición cómoda y acogedora

🇮🇹Italian

annusare

spostarsi o sistemarsi in una posizione comoda e accogliente

🇳🇱Dutch

snuit

zich verplaatsen of in een comfortabele en gezellige houding plaatsen

🇵🇹Portuguese

acariciar

mover-se ou posicionar-se em uma posição confortável e aconchegante

🇷🇺Russian

уткнуться носом

переместиться или занять удобное и уютное положение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूंघना

अपने आप को आरामदायक और आरामदायक स्थिति में ले जाना या व्यवस्थित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নাজল

একটি আরামদায়ক এবং আরামদায়ক অবস্থানে নিজেকে সরান বা সাজান

🇮🇳Tamil

நுனி

ஒரு வசதியான மற்றும் வசதியான நிலையில் தன்னை நகர்த்தவும் அல்லது ஏற்பாடு செய்யவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నజిల్

సౌకర్యవంతమైన మరియు హాయిగా ఉండే స్థితిలో తనను తాను తరలించండి లేదా ఏర్పాటు చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

नझल

हलवा किंवा स्वत: ला आरामदायक आणि आरामदायक स्थितीत व्यवस्थित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

નસકોરી

તમારી જાતને આરામદાયક અને આરામદાયક સ્થિતિમાં ખસેડો અથવા ગોઠવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಝಲ್

ಆರಾಮದಾಯಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ನೇಹಶೀಲ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಸರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നസിൽ

സുഖകരവും സൗകര്യപ്രദവുമായ സ്ഥാനത്ത് സ്വയം നീക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രമീകരിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鼻子

移动或安排自己在舒适温馨的位置

🇯🇵Japanese

ノズル

快適で居心地の良い位置に移動したり配置したりする

🇰🇷Korean

기분 좋게 자다

편안하고 아늑한 자세로 움직이거나 몸을 정리하세요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rúc vào mũi

di chuyển hoặc sắp xếp bản thân ở một vị trí thoải mái và ấm cúng

🇹🇭Thai

ปากกระบอกปืน

เคลื่อนย้ายหรือจัดวางตนให้อยู่ในตำแหน่งที่สะดวกสบายและสบาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyondol

memindahkan atau mengatur diri dalam posisi yang nyaman dan nyaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استكان

تحرك أو رتب نفسك في وضع مريح ومريح

🇮🇷Persian

نازل

حرکت کنید یا خود را در یک موقعیت راحت و دنج قرار دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

ağızlık

rahat ve rahat bir pozisyonda hareket edin veya kendinizi düzenleyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַפֵּק עַל

לזוז או לסדר את עצמך במצב נוח ונעים

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