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snuggled

snuggled

2.3
Close to someone or something for warmth and comfort
  • adjective
  • /ˈsnʌɡəld/
  • Informal
translation icon : acurrucado
  • The children snuggled together under the blankets to stay warm during the chilly night.

I prefer sleeping in a tighter shirt because I feel snuggled.

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Examples

  • Sasha hugged her purse to her shoulder, the warm ball of wallet snuggled in her armpit.

  • We've all been snuggled up watching a bit of TV.

  • And it was it was helpful that like we had the security of the van where like we could we could get snuggled in our blanket and kind of feel more secure.

  • And look at the United States of America snuggled among places known for free thought Bulgaria, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey.

  • I'm going to end the blog now for Zoe because This is why she has fallen asleep and Nala was snuggled up here with her sleeping.

  • After a long day, I snuggled with my cat on the couch for warmth and comfort.

  • She snuggled her baby tightly, providing him with warmth and affection.

Synonyms

snug
vssnuggled
28 1.4

Warm and comfortable, fitting closely to the body

is an act of pressing close for warmth, comfort, or protection
nestled
vssnuggled
3.9

Sits close and comfortably against something, giving a safe, protected feeling

is brought closer by pressing for warmth or comfort

Antonyms

21 4.2

Make someone or something move back and stay away, often by using force

16 4.0

To come apart from something it is connected to

How Close

nestled
3.9
snuggled
  • Informal
2.3
near
240 1.0

Surface Forms

snuggled positive

Morphology

snuggled = snuggle (transparent) = snuggle + ed

Regular past-participial formation from the verb 'snuggle'; the adjectival meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Snuggled comes from the small word snug, which means 'comfortable' or 'warm', like being pulled under a blanket. To snuggle is to make someone or something snug, so snuggled means held or pulled close for warmth, comfort, or safety.