Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To coo like a dove; hence, to coax or fawn.
- To cower; crouch; brood; cuddle; lie close and snug.
- To feel cold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
- intransitive verb obsolete To fawn or coax.
- intransitive verb Scot. To coo.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb UK, dialect, obsolete To
cower orcuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close andsnug together, as pigs in straw. - verb UK, dialect, obsolete To
fawn orcoax . - verb Scotland, dialect, obsolete To
coo .
Etymologies
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Compare cruddle, crudle.
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Examples
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"Mm, you're nice to croodle wi '," he murmured, doing what I assumed was croodling.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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There, my love, croodle-doo -- 'A black-bearded man who must be the father snatched the infant from her, stared a moment, and fell to his knees, shaken with unpracticed weeping.
Three Hearts and Three Lions Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1953
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Up yonder a lark was singing, in adjoining spruce thickets we could hear the croodle of the ringdove, and in the swaying branches of the elms the solemn-looking rooks were already building their nests.
Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Gordon Stables 1875
whichbe commented on the word croodle
To cower or crouch down; to draw oneself together, as for warmth. To cling close together, or nestle close to a person; snuggle.
May 12, 2008
blafferty commented on the word croodle
I am definitely going to do this this weekend.
May 5, 2011
sionnach commented on the word croodle
pigeons do this
June 9, 2011