Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snuggle up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables: snug-gle up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I was snuggling up in bed with my blanket."
"She snuggled up with her boyfriend."
"Gingernut was small and ginger too, though of course he didn’t wear braces. That smallness and gingerness was probably, deep down, why Zoe chose him out of the dozens of little balls of fluff snuggled up together behind the glass at the pet shop."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

snuggles up (present, singular) snuggling up (participle, present) snuggled up (participle, past) snuggled up (past)

Synonyms

cuddle up ensconce

Questions

What does snuggle up mean?: To lie or sit in a comfortable, relaxed position, holding someone or something else.

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