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1. Hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
   "I cuddled the baby"
    
2. Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position
   "We cuddled against each other to keep warm";
   - snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close, cosy [Brit, Cdn], cozy [N. Amer], cozy up [N. Amer], cosy up [Brit, Cdn]

1. A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
   - nestle, snuggle

Derived forms: cuddled, cuddling, cuddles

Type of: bosom, cling to, clutch, embrace, embracement, embracing, hold close, hold tight, hug, squeeze

Encyclopedia: Cuddle, Dorset