croodle
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
British usage; Obsolete
noun
A bird's coo, especially that of a dove.
Example Sentences
- "Far ben thy dark green plantin's shade The cushat croodles am'rously"
- "Oh! that I had wings-not as a dove , to fly home to its nest and croodle there"
- "Mrs. Dootson bridged the other half, and, croodling down to Meg's height, she somewhat forced the friendship"
- "Too dark to see well, but judge from movements of old bird's head and croodling noise."
- "Do pigeons croodle, or only doves?"
- "[A]nd no sound falls on my ears, except the distant roar of a passing train, the song of linnets, and croodle of turtle-dove and cushat."