to spoon
15
7.5
- 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.
- It's Yeah, but it's feel most comfortable with their mothers spooning like it's not.
Examples
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Two lovers spoon on the steps of a building.
Fiction book (1992) -
Every night we spoon for warmth.
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- Just spoon me, spoon me...
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Because I refused to spoon with you last night?
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- So do you want to spoon?
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We spoon until you fall asleep.
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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
72
1.0
Holding someone close in your arms to show love or comfort
59
2.0
Move close and settle into a warm, comfortable position, often with a person or pet
Idioms
Compounds
1
1.5
A spoon larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon that you use for eating desserts
- UK
A prize often a small wooden object for the person or team finishing last in a competition
How Close
142
2.8
72
1.0
- Informal
15
7.5
- Informal
59
2.0
85
1.4
650
1.5
Surface Forms
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.