Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huggle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: hug-gle
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.

verb

To hug and cuddle.

verb

Archaic

noun

A hug while snuggling: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.

Example Sentences

"Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, e.g. in William Allingham, The ballad book: a selection of the choicest British ballads, Sever and Francis, 1865, p. 269. Lie still, lie still, thou little Musgrave, / And huggle me from the cold; / 'tis nothing but a shepherds boy, / A-driving his sheep to fold."

Etymology

Frequentative of hug: hug + -le.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hug

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

huggles (present, singular) huggling (participle, present) huggled (participle, past) huggled (past) huggles (plural)

Derived Forms

huggler huggly

Questions

What does huggle mean?: To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.
Where does huggle come from?: Frequentative of hug: hug + -le.

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