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to spoon

to spoon

12 7.5
To lie close to another person on your side with your front against their back
  • verb
  • /spuːn/
  • Informal
: hacer la cucharita
  • - My name is Roxanne and we always spoon together 'cause he helps me sleep at night.
  • spoon in bed
  • spoon together
  • spoon against the back

It's Yeah, but it's feel most comfortable with their mothers spooning like it's not.

Examples

  • Two lovers spoon on the steps of a building.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Every night we spoon for warmth.

    Deadpool (2016)

  • - Just spoon me, spoon me...

    The Proposal (2009)

  • Because I refused to spoon with you last night?

    Anger Management (2003)

  • - So do you want to spoon?

    Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D (2014)

  • We spoon until you fall asleep.

    City by the Sea (2002)

  • Instead, we stayed up to 5 a.m. talking and ended up in my bed, spooning.

    Blog text (22)

  • Rachel's mind formed a picture of Brian and her, the two of them sleeping spooned against one another.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Sam lies with Lucy spooned into the crook of his arm, almost asleep.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • After a long day, they loved to spoon on the couch, enjoying each other's warmth.

Synonyms

to cuddle
vsto spoon
45 1.0

Holding someone close in your arms to show love or comfort

involves lying side by side with one front against the other's back not holding
to snuggle
vsto spoon
  • Informal
44 2.0

Move close and settle into a warm, comfortable position, often with a person or pet

is specifically lying side by side with one front against the other's back

Idioms

to eat it up with a spoon
  • Informal
1 8.2

Enjoy something a lot, like a show or tasty food

Compounds

silver spoon
  • Informal
15 3.6

A life starting in a rich family with many advantages

wooden spoon
11 1.0

A spoon made of wood used to stir or mix food

greasy spoon
  • Informal
7 5.1

A small cheap restaurant that serves simple fried or grilled food

soup spoon
3 1.0

A spoon with a large round bowl for eating soup

dessert spoon
1 1.5

A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts

spoon bread
  • US
1 5.1

A soft, creamy cornmeal bread you eat with a spoon

sugar spoon
1 2.2

A small spoon used to serve sugar

runcible spoon
  • Literature
1 9.9

An old, unusual spoon with a fork-like end

iced-tea spoon
1 3.0

A long-handled spoon for stirring drinks in tall glasses

spoon food
1 4.5

Soft food you eat with a spoon that you can swallow without chewing

wooden spoon
  • UK
1 4.0

A prize often a small wooden object for the person or team finishing last in a competition

silver spoon upbringing
  • Informal
4.8

A childhood in a rich family with many advantages

How Close

to embrace
95 2.8
to cuddle
45 1.0
to spoon
  • Informal
12 7.5
to snuggle
  • Informal
44 2.0
to close
152 1.5

Surface Forms

spoon infinitive
spooned past
spooned past participle
spooning present participle
spoons third person singular

Etymology

Spoon meaning 'to snuggle' comes from the picture of spoons that fit together in a drawer; when two people lie one in front of the other they 'fit' like stacked spoons, so to spoon is to cuddle closely.