cuddling

3 definitions found

cuddling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cuddled
     (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cuddling (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for
     couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku[thorn][thorn]en to
     cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with. SeeCouth,
     Uncouth, Can.]
     To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           She cuddles low beneath the brake;
           Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.   --Prior.
     [1913 Webster]

  cuddling \cuddling\ n.
     1. holding close in a tender and afectionate manner.
        [PJC]
  
     2. lying closely together while caressing; nestling together.
        [PJC]
  
     3. foreplay without contact with the genital organs. [slang]
  
     Syn: caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting,
          smooching, snuggling.
          [WordNet 1.5]

cuddling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cuddling
      n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
           genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling,
           hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching,
           snuggling]