cuddle
US: /ˈkədəɫ/
UK: /kˈʌdəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
cuddle /'kʌdl/- danh từ
- sự ôm ấp, sự âu yếm, sự vuốt ve
- sự ôm ấp, sự âu yếm, sự vuốt ve
- ngoại động từ
- ôm ấp, nâng niu, âu yếm, vuốt ve
- ôm ấp, nâng niu, âu yếm, vuốt ve
- nội động từ
- cuộn mình, thu mình
- to cuddle up under a blanket: cuộn mình trong chăn
- ôm ấp nhau, âu yếm nhau
- cuộn mình, thu mình
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
to hold sb/sth close in your arms to show love or affection
Synonym: HUG
[V] A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep. + [VN] The little boy cuddled the teddy bear close.
Phrasal Verbs: cuddle up (to / against sb/sth)
cuddle up (together) to sit or lie very close to sb/sth: She cuddled up against him. + We cuddled up together under the blanket.
+ noun [usually sing.] the action of holding sb close in your arms to show love or affection
Synonym: HUG
to give sb a cuddle
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 snuggle up (to), nestle or huddle (against):
She cuddled the baby closer to her.
2 caress, embrace, fondle, hug, pet, bill and coo, make love (to), Colloq neck, smooch, Australian and New Zealand smoodge or smooge, Slang US make out (with), watch the submarine races:
The couple were cuddling in the back seat.
n.
3 hug, embrace, snuggle:
Give us a cuddle, Janie.
Collocation
ADJ.
big
He gave her a big cuddle and told her not to worry.
VERB + CUDDLE
have
They were having a cuddle on the sofa.
| give
Give Mummy a big cuddle.
PHRASES
a kiss and a cuddle
He just wants a comforting kiss and a cuddle and he'll be all right.
Concise dictionary
cuddles|cuddled|cuddling'kʌdlnoun
+a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
verb
+move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
+hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
