nuzzle

English - Turkish

Definition of nuzzle in English Turkish dictionary: burunla eşmek/eşelemek; yanaşmak; burnunu sürtmek; burnu ile dürtmek; burun sürt; daya/burunla dürt; kucağına sokulmak; {f} burnunu sürmek; burun sürtmek; {f} sokulmak; burun ile eşmek
nuzzle in to: (Fiili Deyim ) -e sokulup yatmak , sokulmak
to nuzzle: burun sürtmek

English - English

Definition of nuzzle in English English dictionary: To touch someone or something with the nose
She nuzzled her boyfriend in the cinema.; {v} to nurse, to go with the nose down; To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud; dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle"; If you nuzzle someone or something, you gently rub your nose and mouth against them to show affection. She nuzzled me and I cuddled her The dog came and nuzzled up against me. to gently rub or press your nose or head against someone to show you like them (nose); dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle" rub noses; to stroke someone affectionately using the nose; To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down; move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"; rub noses; To loiter; to idle; {f} push against or rub with the nose or snout; nestle, snuggle; To nestle; to house, as in a nest; To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up; To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to nestle; nose
nuzzled: past of nuzzle
nuzzled: {s} snuggled, cuddled; rubbed against (by a nose)
nuzzles: third-person singular of nuzzle
nuzzling: present participle of nuzzle

nuzzle

Hyphenation

nuz·zle

Turkish pronunciation

nʌzıl

Synonyms

bundle, burrow, caress, fondle, nestle, nudge, pet, snug, snuggle

Pronunciation

/ˈnəzəl/ /ˈnʌzəl/

Etymology

[ 'n&-z&l ] (verb.) 1530. Early 15th century Middle English noselyng, as nose + -lyng (“(frequentive)”) (modern English nose +‎ -le (“(frequentive)”)). Modern affectionate, intimate sense 1590s, possibly influenced by nestle or nursle (frequentive of nurse).“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001