"snuzzle" meaning in English

See snuzzle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: snuzzles [present, singular, third-person], snuzzling [participle, present], snuzzled [participle, past], snuzzled [past]
Etymology: Blend of snuggle + nuzzle Etymology templates: {{blend|en|snuggle|nuzzle}} Blend of snuggle + nuzzle Head templates: {{en-verb}} snuzzle (third-person singular simple present snuzzles, present participle snuzzling, simple past and past participle snuzzled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To touch cozily and comfortably; to nestle, to snuggle. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-snuzzle-en-verb-HQLB0VzC Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: snuzzles [present, singular, third-person], snuzzling [participle, present], snuzzled [participle, past], snuzzled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} snuzzle (third-person singular simple present snuzzles, present participle snuzzling, simple past and past participle snuzzled)
  1. (UK, dialect) To rub the nose against and snuff. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-snuzzle-en-verb-eXM9B015 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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