"cuddle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌd.l̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuddle.wav Forms: cuddles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌdəl Etymology: Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from Middle English cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth + -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”). More at couth. Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|enm|*cudden}} Middle English *cudden, {{der|en|enm|cuth}} Middle English cuth, {{af|en|couth|-le|id2=verbal frequentative}} couth + -le, {{cog|dum|kudden|t=to come together, flock together}} Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuddle (plural cuddles)
  1. A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends. Derived forms: cuddlecore, cuddlefest, cuddlicious Translations (affectionate embrace): գգվանք (ggvankʻ) (Armenian), прегръдка (pregrǎdka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 擁抱 (Chinese Mandarin), 拥抱 (yōngbào) (Chinese Mandarin), 摟抱 (Chinese Mandarin), 搂抱 (lǒubào) (Chinese Mandarin), 偎抱 (wēibào) [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), knuffel [common-gender] (Dutch), brakumo (Esperanto), knuflo (Esperanto), halaus (Finnish), câlin [masculine] (French), ჩახუტება (čaxuṭeba) (Georgian), ჩაკონება (čaḳoneba) (Georgian), Kuscheln [neuter] (German), ölelgetés (Hungarian), ölelés (Hungarian), szeretgetés (Hungarian), embraco (Ido), pelukan (Indonesian), coccola [feminine] (Italian), klem [masculine] (Norwegian), kos [masculine] (Norwegian), przytulenie [neuter] (Polish), carícia [feminine] (Portuguese), îmbrățișare [feminine] (Romanian), объя́тия (obʺjátija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), обнима́ния (obnimánija) [neuter, plural] (Russian), мажење [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), maženje [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), abrazo [masculine] (Spanish), mimo [masculine] (Spanish), kram [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Derived forms: cuddlee

Verb

IPA: /ˈkʌd.l̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cuddle.wav Forms: cuddles [present, singular, third-person], cuddling [participle, present], cuddled [participle, past], cuddled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌdəl Etymology: Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from Middle English cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth + -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”). More at couth. Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|enm|*cudden}} Middle English *cudden, {{der|en|enm|cuth}} Middle English cuth, {{af|en|couth|-le|id2=verbal frequentative}} couth + -le, {{cog|dum|kudden|t=to come together, flock together}} Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cuddle (third-person singular simple present cuddles, present participle cuddling, simple past and past participle cuddled)
  1. (intransitive) To embrace affectionately; to lie together snugly. Tags: intransitive Translations (embrace, lie together snugly): գգվել (ggvel) (Armenian), прегръщам (pregrǎštam) (Bulgarian), притискам се (pritiskam se) (Bulgarian), acaronar (Catalan), 擁抱 (Chinese Mandarin), 拥抱 (yōngbào) (Chinese Mandarin), 摟抱 (Chinese Mandarin), 搂抱 (lǒubào) (Chinese Mandarin), 偎抱 (wēibào) [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), 依偎 (yīwēi) (Chinese Mandarin), mazlit se (Czech), tulit se [imperfective] (Czech), přitulit se [perfective] (Czech), objímat se [imperfective] (Czech), kæle (Danish), knuse (Danish), knuffelen (Dutch), knufli (Esperanto), karespremi (Esperanto), halailla (Finnish), câliner (French), გულში იკრავს (gulši iḳravs) (Georgian), knuddeln (German), kuscheln (German), összebújik (Hungarian), kúra (Icelandic), berpelukan (Indonesian), deasaigh isteach (english: le) (Irish), coccolare (Italian), 寄り添う (yorisou) (alt: よりそう) (Japanese), kuschelen (Luxembourgish), knuddelen (Luxembourgish), przytulić się [perfective] (Polish), przytulać się [imperfective] (Polish), miziać się (english: jokingly) [imperfective] (Polish), afagar (Portuguese), acariciar (Portuguese), обнима́ться (obnimátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), обня́ться (obnjátʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), прижима́ться (prižimátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), жа́ться (žátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), прижа́ться (prižátʹsja) (alt: друг к дру́гу (drug k drúgu)) [perfective] (Russian), ма́зити [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), máziti [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), abrazar (Spanish), hacer arrumacos (Spanish), acurrucarse (Spanish), entrepiernarse (Spanish), apurruñarse (Spanish), kela (Swedish), gosa (Swedish), vänslas (Swedish), ôm ấp (Vietnamese), cofleidio (Welsh), anwesu (Welsh)
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  2. (transitive) To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth. Tags: transitive Translations (cradle in one's arms): գգվել (ggvel) (Armenian), прегръщам (pregrǎštam) (Bulgarian), 輕輕地抱著 (english: no exact term exists) (Chinese Mandarin), 轻轻地抱着 (qīngqīng de bào zhe) (Chinese Mandarin), chovat [imperfective] (Czech), pochovat [perfective] (Czech), putte (Danish), knuffelen (Dutch), brakumadi (Esperanto), knufli (Esperanto), halata (Finnish), cajoler (French), ölel (Hungarian), átölel (Hungarian), cullare (Italian), rapoi (english: a baby) (Maori), przytulić [perfective] (Polish), przytulać [imperfective] (Polish), embalar (Portuguese), acalentar (Portuguese), abrazar (Spanish), mecer (Spanish), mecer en brazos (Spanish), apapachar (Spanish), apapuchar (Spanish), achuchar (english: erotic) (Spanish), apurruñar (Spanish), amuñuñar (Spanish), hålla om (Swedish), gosa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cuddle-en-verb-h14TmbJH Disambiguation of "cradle in one's arms": 1 97 2
  3. To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
    Sense id: en-cuddle-en-verb-9M~VdtnS
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Inflected forms

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          "roman": "čaḳoneba",
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          "word": "ჩაკონება"
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          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
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          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "word": "embraco"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "word": "pelukan"
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          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "coccola"
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
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          "word": "klem"
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
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          "word": "kos"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
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          "word": "przytulenie"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "carícia"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "îmbrățișare"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obʺjátija",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
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          "word": "объя́тия"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obnimánija",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "обнима́ния"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "мажење"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "maženje"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "abrazo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mimo"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "affectionate embrace",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kram"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈkʌd.l̩/"
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    }
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}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddlee"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddlable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddle buddy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddle bug"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddle bunny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddle puddle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddleslut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddlesome"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddle up"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cuddly-wuddly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "uncuddled"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
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        "2": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle English *cudden",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "cuth"
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      },
      "expansion": "couth + -le",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "kudden",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Origin uncertain, but probably from a frequentative form of Middle English *cudden, cuththen, keththen (“to embrace”), a variant of cuthen, kuthen, kithen (“to be familiar with, make known”), from Middle English cuth, couth (“known, familiar”), equivalent to couth + -le. Cognate with Middle Dutch kudden (“to come together, flock together”). More at couth.",
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    {
      "form": "cuddles",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuddling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuddled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuddled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 47 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The young lovers cuddled on the couch.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To embrace affectionately; to lie together snugly."
      ],
      "id": "en-cuddle-en-verb-ebB~FaYD",
      "links": [
        [
          "embrace",
          "embrace"
        ],
        [
          "affectionately",
          "affectionately"
        ],
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ],
        [
          "together",
          "together"
        ],
        [
          "snug",
          "snug"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To embrace affectionately; to lie together snugly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ggvel",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "գգվել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pregrǎštam",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "прегръщам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pritiskam se",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "притискам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "acaronar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "擁抱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yōngbào",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "拥抱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "摟抱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lǒubào",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "搂抱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wēibào",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "偎抱"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yīwēi",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "依偎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "mazlit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "tulit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "přitulit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "objímat se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "kæle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "knuse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "knuffelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "knufli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "karespremi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "halailla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "câliner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gulši iḳravs",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "გულში იკრავს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "knuddeln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "kuscheln"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "összebújik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "kúra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "berpelukan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ga",
          "english": "le",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "deasaigh isteach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "coccolare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "alt": "よりそう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yorisou",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "寄り添う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "kuschelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "knuddelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "przytulić się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "przytulać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "jokingly",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "miziać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "afagar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "acariciar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obnimátʹsja",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обнима́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obnjátʹsja",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обня́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prižimátʹsja",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "прижима́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "žátʹsja",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "жа́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "alt": "друг к дру́гу (drug k drúgu)",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prižátʹsja",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "прижа́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "ма́зити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "máziti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "abrazar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "hacer arrumacos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "acurrucarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "entrepiernarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "apurruñarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "kela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "gosa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "vänslas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "ôm ấp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "cofleidio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 1 8",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
          "word": "anwesu"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She cuddled the infant before bedtime.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I'm cold; can you roll over here and cuddle me, honey?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth."
      ],
      "id": "en-cuddle-en-verb-h14TmbJH",
      "links": [
        [
          "cradle",
          "cradle"
        ],
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "comfort",
          "comfort"
        ],
        [
          "warmth",
          "warmth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To cradle in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "ggvel",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "գգվել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pregrǎštam",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "прегръщам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "zh",
          "english": "no exact term exists",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "輕輕地抱著"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "zh",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qīngqīng de bào zhe",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "轻轻地抱着"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "chovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "pochovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "putte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "knuffelen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "brakumadi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "knufli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "halata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "cajoler"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "ölel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "átölel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "cullare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "mi",
          "english": "a baby",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "word": "rapoi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "przytulić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 97 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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      "roman": "pregrǎštam",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "прегръщам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pritiskam se",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "притискам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "acaronar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "擁抱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yōngbào",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "拥抱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "摟抱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǒubào",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "搂抱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wēibào",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "偎抱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīwēi",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "依偎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "mazlit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "tulit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "přitulit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "objímat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "kæle"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "knuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "knuffelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "knufli"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "karespremi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "halailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "câliner"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gulši iḳravs",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "გულში იკრავს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "knuddeln"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "kuscheln"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "összebújik"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "kúra"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "berpelukan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "english": "le",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "deasaigh isteach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "coccolare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よりそう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yorisou",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "寄り添う"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "kuschelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "knuddelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przytulić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przytulać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "jokingly",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "miziać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "afagar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "acariciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obnimátʹsja",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обнима́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obnjátʹsja",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обня́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prižimátʹsja",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "прижима́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žátʹsja",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "жа́ться"
    },
    {
      "alt": "друг к дру́гу (drug k drúgu)",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prižátʹsja",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "прижа́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "ма́зити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "máziti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "abrazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "hacer arrumacos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "acurrucarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "entrepiernarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "apurruñarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "kela"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "gosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "vänslas"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "ôm ấp"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "cofleidio"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "embrace, lie together snugly",
      "word": "anwesu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ggvel",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "գգվել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pregrǎštam",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "прегръщам"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "english": "no exact term exists",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "輕輕地抱著"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qīngqīng de bào zhe",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "轻轻地抱着"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "chovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pochovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "putte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "knuffelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "brakumadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "knufli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "halata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "cajoler"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "ölel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "átölel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "cullare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "a baby",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "rapoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przytulić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "przytulać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "embalar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "acalentar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "abrazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "mecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "mecer en brazos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "apapachar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "apapuchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "erotic",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "achuchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "apurruñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "amuñuñar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "hålla om"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cradle in one's arms",
      "word": "gosa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuddle"
}

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