Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To rub or push against gently with or as if with the nose or snout.
- intransitive verb To root or move with the snout.
- intransitive verb To make rubbing or pressing motions with or as if with the nose or snout.
- intransitive verb To nestle together.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To thrust the nose in or into; root up with the nose.
- To touch or rub with the nose; press or rub the nose against.
- To put a ring into the nose of (a hog).
- To fondle closely, as a child.
- To nurse; foster; rear.
- To nose; burrow with the nose; rub noses.
- To touch or feel something with the nose.
- To go with the nose toward the ground.
- To nestle.
- To loiter; idle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up.
- transitive verb To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
- intransitive verb To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.
- intransitive verb To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.
- intransitive verb To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle.
- intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To loiter; to idle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb of animals, etc To touch someone or something with the nose.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb rub noses
- verb dig out with the snout
- verb move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Always keep your head completely still and your eyes looking over your buddy's shoulder - try not to cock your head to one side as you would with a regular hug as this risks degenerating in to a "nuzzle" or worse, a "cuddle".
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It was, the Chicago urban architect wrote, a "place that could kind of nuzzle up to its little friends, so that when they came out to shop, it would be as if they had never left home."
J. Michael Welton: Stanley Tigerman: The Retrospective J. Michael Welton 2011
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Tristan looked away, then pulled me close to nuzzle my ear.
The Education Of Hailey Kendrick Eileen Cook 2011
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And while my days of dating shorter men are behind me, I was a more than a little excited when I recently met Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and discovered he is the perfect height to nuzzle into my neck.
Leslie Goldman: Short, Dark and Handsome? Leslie Goldman 2011
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It was, the Chicago urban architect wrote, a "place that could kind of nuzzle up to its little friends, so that when they came out to shop, it would be as if they had never left home."
J. Michael Welton: Stanley Tigerman: The Retrospective J. Michael Welton 2011
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It was, the Chicago urban architect wrote, a "place that could kind of nuzzle up to its little friends, so that when they came out to shop, it would be as if they had never left home."
J. Michael Welton: Stanley Tigerman: The Retrospective J. Michael Welton 2011
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Tristan looked away, then pulled me close to nuzzle my ear.
The Education Of Hailey Kendrick Eileen Cook 2011
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It was, the Chicago urban architect wrote, a "place that could kind of nuzzle up to its little friends, so that when they came out to shop, it would be as if they had never left home."
J. Michael Welton: Stanley Tigerman: The Retrospective J. Michael Welton 2011
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It makes beautiful women go "ooooh" when they're hugging you, and lean in and nuzzle your neck and make happy sounds.
End-of-Summer Party quick notes feste_sylvain 2009
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It was, the Chicago urban architect wrote, a "place that could kind of nuzzle up to its little friends, so that when they came out to shop, it would be as if they had never left home."
J. Michael Welton: Stanley Tigerman: The Retrospective J. Michael Welton 2011
andyfowler commented on the word nuzzle
and all the while shall my heart be
With the bulge and nuzzle of the sea
--e.e. cummings
October 9, 2007
yarb commented on the word nuzzle
For me a nuzzle is specifically an affectionate rubbing with the lips, nose and surrounding area. Camels are well-equipped physically for nuzzling, but temperamentally unsuited.
November 17, 2007
trivet commented on the word nuzzle
Llamas nuzzle.
November 17, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word nuzzle
Llama is one of the greatest words ever in the history of civilization on any planet. Ever.
November 17, 2007
yarb commented on the word nuzzle
What is it with ungulates and nuzzling?
November 17, 2007
lea commented on the word nuzzle
I have never nuzzled with anyone. I swear.
February 28, 2009