See knufli on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2015, Nicky, “Somera programo 2015”, in Kulturdomo de Esperanto - Kastelo Greziljono, archived from the original on 10 May 2021, Opinioj/bilancoj de partoprenantoj el 2015:",
"text": "La kutima knuflanta akcepto ĉiam estas kortuŝa bonvenigo al nia \"dua hejmo\".",
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"english": "While we were eating breakfast, everyone pointed out to Delfeno that he was very warm…. warmer than usual… they even said he had a fever…. In the end, we all cuddled him (to hug warmly and emotionally) because he was so pleasantly warm!",
"ref": "2016 September 21, Valère “Lupo” Doumont, “Tendumado, oka tago”, in Verdaj Skoltoj, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2021:",
"text": "Dume ni matenmanĝis, ĉiuj rimarkigis al Delfeno ke li estas tre varma…. pli ol kutime varma… eĉ diris ke li febras… Finfine ni ĉiuj knuflis (varme kaj emocie brakumi) lin ĉar li estas tiom agrable varma!",
"translation": "While we were eating breakfast, everyone pointed out to Delfeno that he was very warm…. warmer than usual… they even said he had a fever…. In the end, we all cuddled him (to hug warmly and emotionally) because he was so pleasantly warm!",
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"ref": "2023 or 2024, Korako, “Miaj sonĝoj Esperantaj”, in Korako kun blogo, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2026:",
"text": "Mi kaj mia kara amikino babilis iomete Esperante kaj poste silentis kaj ne nur brakumis sed ankaŭ knuflis.",
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"english": "One day, a sad Manjo came to me without Saŝa, wanting to snuggle with me on the couch.",
"ref": "2025, Jorge Rafael Nogueras, “Manjo, Saŝa kaj Paĉjo”, in Centvorte: Cent cent-vortaj mikronoveloj, Mondial, →ISBN, page 113:",
"text": "Unu tagon, Manjo, trista, venis al mi sen-Saŝe, volante knufli kun mi sur la sofo.",
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"word": "brakumi"
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"plural",
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"active",
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"participle",
"plural",
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"active",
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"participle",
"past",
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"active",
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"active",
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"active",
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"participle",
"passive",
"present",
"singular"
]
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"plural",
"present"
]
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"participle",
"passive",
"past",
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"plural"
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"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
"passive",
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]
},
{
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"noun-from-verb",
"participle",
"passive",
"plural"
]
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"plural",
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"noun-from-verb",
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"future",
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"participle",
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{
"form": "knuflante",
"source": "conjugation",
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"active",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "knuflinte",
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"form": "knuflate",
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"participle",
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"present"
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},
{
"form": "knuflite",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"adverbial",
"participle",
"passive",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "knuflote",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"adverbial",
"future",
"participle",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "knufli",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"plural",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "knuflu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"past",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "knuflus",
"source": "conjugation",
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"conditional",
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"plural"
]
}
],
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"name": "eo-head"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"knu‧fli"
],
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{
"parts": [
"knu‧fli"
]
}
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],
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"english": "to embrace, hug",
"translation": "to embrace, hug",
"word": "brakumi"
},
{
"english": "to caress",
"translation": "to caress",
"word": "karesi"
}
],
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"Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons",
"Esperanto entries with etymology texts",
"Esperanto entries with etymon",
"Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
"Esperanto intransitive verbs",
"Esperanto lemmas",
"Esperanto neologisms",
"Esperanto terms borrowed from Dutch",
"Esperanto terms derived from Dutch",
"Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation",
"Esperanto terms with quotations",
"Esperanto transitive verbs",
"Esperanto verbs",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymon",
"Rhymes:Esperanto/ufli",
"Rhymes:Esperanto/ufli/2 syllables"
],
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18
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],
"english": "The usual cuddling reception is always a touching welcome to our \"second home\".",
"ref": "2015, Nicky, “Somera programo 2015”, in Kulturdomo de Esperanto - Kastelo Greziljono, archived from the original on 10 May 2021, Opinioj/bilancoj de partoprenantoj el 2015:",
"text": "La kutima knuflanta akcepto ĉiam estas kortuŝa bonvenigo al nia \"dua hejmo\".",
"translation": "The usual cuddling reception is always a touching welcome to our \"second home\".",
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"english": "While we were eating breakfast, everyone pointed out to Delfeno that he was very warm…. warmer than usual… they even said he had a fever…. In the end, we all cuddled him (to hug warmly and emotionally) because he was so pleasantly warm!",
"ref": "2016 September 21, Valère “Lupo” Doumont, “Tendumado, oka tago”, in Verdaj Skoltoj, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2021:",
"text": "Dume ni matenmanĝis, ĉiuj rimarkigis al Delfeno ke li estas tre varma…. pli ol kutime varma… eĉ diris ke li febras… Finfine ni ĉiuj knuflis (varme kaj emocie brakumi) lin ĉar li estas tiom agrable varma!",
"translation": "While we were eating breakfast, everyone pointed out to Delfeno that he was very warm…. warmer than usual… they even said he had a fever…. In the end, we all cuddled him (to hug warmly and emotionally) because he was so pleasantly warm!",
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"english": "Me and my dear friend chatted a little in Esperanto, and then we were silent and did not just hug but also snuggle.",
"ref": "2023 or 2024, Korako, “Miaj sonĝoj Esperantaj”, in Korako kun blogo, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2026:",
"text": "Mi kaj mia kara amikino babilis iomete Esperante kaj poste silentis kaj ne nur brakumis sed ankaŭ knuflis.",
"translation": "Me and my dear friend chatted a little in Esperanto, and then we were silent and did not just hug but also snuggle.",
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"english": "One day, a sad Manjo came to me without Saŝa, wanting to snuggle with me on the couch.",
"ref": "2025, Jorge Rafael Nogueras, “Manjo, Saŝa kaj Paĉjo”, in Centvorte: Cent cent-vortaj mikronoveloj, Mondial, →ISBN, page 113:",
"text": "Unu tagon, Manjo, trista, venis al mi sen-Saŝe, volante knufli kun mi sur la sofo.",
"translation": "One day, a sad Manjo came to me without Saŝa, wanting to snuggle with me on the couch.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"snuggle, cuddle, nestle; to press oneself against another affectionately, usually while hugging or lying down."
],
"links": [
[
"snuggle",
"snuggle"
],
[
"cuddle",
"cuddle"
],
[
"nestle",
"nestle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(neologism, intransitive and transitive) snuggle, cuddle, nestle; to press oneself against another affectionately, usually while hugging or lying down."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"neologism",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈknufli/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ufli"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "premkaresi"
},
{
"word": "karespremi"
},
{
"tags": [
"neologism",
"uncommon"
],
"word": "kuŝli"
}
],
"word": "knufli"
}
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