snug·gle
verb/ˈsnʌɡl/
/ˈsnʌɡl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they snuggle | /ˈsnʌɡl/ /ˈsnʌɡl/ |
| he / she / it snuggles | /ˈsnʌɡlz/ /ˈsnʌɡlz/ |
| past simple snuggled | /ˈsnʌɡld/ /ˈsnʌɡld/ |
| past participle snuggled | /ˈsnʌɡld/ /ˈsnʌɡld/ |
| -ing form snuggling | /ˈsnʌɡlɪŋ/ /ˈsnʌɡlɪŋ/ |
- to get into, or to put somebody/something into, a warm comfortable position, especially close to somebody
（使）依偎，紧贴，蜷伏 - + adv./prep. The child snuggled up to her mother.
孩子依偎着她的母亲。 - He snuggled down under the bedclothes.
他躺下以后盖上被子，很舒服。 - She snuggled closer.
她把身子蜷得更紧些。 - snuggle something + adv./prep. He snuggled his head onto her shoulder.
他把头倚在她肩上。
Extra Examples- He snuggled back under the covers.
他重又舒服地躺进被窝里。 - She slipped her arm through his and snuggled close.
她搂着他的胳膊，紧紧地依偎着他。 - She snuggled into her sleeping bag and closed her eyes.
她舒服地躺进睡袋，闭上了眼睛。 - We snuggled up together on the couch.
我们在沙发上相互依偎着。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- close
- together
- down
- …
- against
- into
- under
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: frequentative of the verb snug. - + adv./prep. The child snuggled up to her mother.