nuzzle

English

/nʌzəl/

verb
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) of animals, lovers, etc To touch someone or something with the nose.
  • (obsolete) To nurse; to foster; to bring up.
  • (obsolete) To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
  • (obsolete) To go along with the nose to the ground, like a pig.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English noselyng suffix from English nose.

Origin

English

nose

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