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Verb: snuggle  snú-gul
  1. Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position
    "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags";
    - cuddle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close, cosy [Brit, Cdn], cozy [N. Amer], cozy up [N. Amer], cosy up [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Position comfortably
    "The baby snuggled her head in her mother's elbow";
    - nestle
Noun: snuggle  snú-gul
  1. A close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
    - cuddle, nestle

Derived forms: snuggled, snuggling, snuggles

Type of: cling to, clutch, embrace, embracement, embracing, hold close, hold tight, lay, place, pose, position, put, set

Encyclopedia: Snuggle