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Cuddling vs Cuddly - What's the difference?

cuddling | cuddly |

As a verb cuddling

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun cuddling

is the act of giving a cuddle.

As an adjective cuddly is

suitable for cuddling, designed to be cuddled.

cuddling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a cuddle.
  • * 1919 , Lucy Montgomery, Rainbow Valley (page 28)
    • Una envied all children their mothers. She had been only six when her mother died, but she had some very precious memories, treasured in her soul like jewels, of twilight cuddlings and morning frolics

    cuddly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Suitable for cuddling, designed to be cuddled.

    • Synonyms

    * cuddlesome

    Derived terms

    * cuddly toy