snuggle

UK: /ˈsnʌg^əl/ US: /ˈsnʌgəl/ ,(snug′əl)

Inflections of 'snuggle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

snuggles

v 3rd person singular

snuggling

v pres p

snuggled

v past

snuggled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

snug•gle /ˈsnʌgəl/   v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v. [no object]

1. to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection:
   They snuggled under the covers before drifting off to sleep.
   [~ + up]
   The child snuggled up to his mother.

n. [countable]

2. the act of snuggling.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

snug•gle  (snug′əl), v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v.i. 

1. to lie or press closely, as for comfort or from affection;
   nestle;
   cuddle.

v.t. 

2. to draw or press closely against, as for comfort or from affection.

n. 

3. the act of snuggling.

• snug + -le 1680–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

snuggle / ˈsnʌɡ^əl/ verb

1. (usually intr; usually followed by down, up, or together) to nestle into or draw close to (somebody or something) for warmth or from affection

noun

1. the act of snuggling

Etymology: 17th Century: frequentative snug (vb)

ˈsnuggly adjective