Definitions of nuzzle [ˈnʌz əl]

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Definition of 'nuzzle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) nuzzle
to burrow or root with the nose, snout, etc., as an animal does.

2.  nuzzle
to thrust the nose, muzzle, etc.:
The dog nuzzled up to its master.

3.  nuzzle
to lie very close; cuddle or snuggle up.

4. (v.t.) nuzzle
to root up with the nose or snout.

5.  nuzzle
to touch or rub with the nose, muzzle, etc.

6.  nuzzle
to thrust the nose, muzzle, snout, etc., against or into.

7.  nuzzle
to thrust (the nose or head), as into something.

8.  nuzzle
to lie very close to; cuddle or snuggle up to.

9. (n.) nuzzle
an affectionate embrace.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME noselen to grovel)

Definition of 'nuzzle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
"We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"

2. (verb) nuzzle, nose
rub noses

3. (verb) nuzzle
dig out with the snout
"the pig nuzzled the truffle"

Definition of 'nuzzle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) nuzzle
to noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up

2. (verb) nuzzle
to nestle; to house, as in a nest

3. (verb) nuzzle
to work with the nose, like a swine in the mud

4. (verb) nuzzle
to go with head poised like a swine, with nose down

5. (verb) nuzzle
to hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle

6. (verb) nuzzle
to loiter; to idle

Translation of 'nuzzle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to press, rub or caress with the nose The horse nuzzled (against) her cheek.
Afrikaans: streel, kielie	Arabic: يَدُسُّ أنفَهُ مُداعِبا	Bulgarian: ровя с муцуна
Brazilian: acariciar	Czech: tisknout sečumákem, čenic	German: die Schnauze, Nase, etc.
Danish: gnubbe med næsen	Greek: σπρώχνω, τρίβω ή χαϊδεύω	Spanish: acariciar
Estonian: ninaga hõõruma	Farsi: با پوزه کاويدن يا بو کردن	Finnish: hieroa
French: faire des caressesà qqn	Hebrew: לְחַכֵּך בַּאָף	Hindi: सूगना या सूगकर प्यार करना
Croatian: gurati, dotaknuti(njuškom	Hungarian: orrával érint	Indonesian: dengan hidung
Icelandic: nugga nefinu utaní e-ð, s	Italian: (strofinare il muso contr	Japanese: 鼻でこする
Korean: 코로 파다(밀어대다, 들이박다)	Lithuanian: kepštelėti nosimi	Latvian: bikstīt/pieglausties ar p
Malay: menggesel-geselkan	Dutch: met de neus duwen tegen	Norwegian: gni mulen/nesen mot
Polish: trącać nosem	Persian: با پوزه کاويدن يا بو کردن	Pashto: په پوزه بوى كول
Portuguese: acariciar	Romanian: a-şi freca nasul/botul de	Russian: тыкаться носом; тереться
Slovak: obtierať sa	Slovenian: pritisniti se h komu	Serbian: priljubiti se
Swedish: trycka (gnida) nosen (mul	Thai: ดุนด้วยจมูกเบา ๆ	Turkish: burnunu sürtmek, burnu il
Taiwanese: 用鼻子頂，用鼻子磨蹭，用鼻子碰觸	Ukrainian: тикати(ся) носом	Urdu: دبانا، ناک رگڑنا
Vietnamese: sục mũivào	Chinese: 用鼻子摩擦，用鼻子磨蹭，用鼻子碰触
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