Hug vs Canoodle - What's the difference?
hug | canoodle |
(obsolete) To crouch; huddle as with cold.
To cling closely together.
To embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms.
To stay close to (the shore etc.)
* , chapter=8
, title= (figurative) To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.
* Glanvill
To caress, touch up, pet or make love
* 26 June 2014 , A.A Dowd, AV Club Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler spoof rom-com clichés in They Came Together [http://www.avclub.com/review/paul-rudd-and-amy-poehler-spoof-rom-com-cliches-th-206220]
To persuade or cajole
* 1900:' , ''Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks - A Picture of New England Home Life'' - He ' canoodled my husband into believin' that the end of the world was comin' and it was his duty to give all his property away.
As nouns the difference between hug and canoodle
is that hug is an affectionate close embrace while canoodle is a cuddle, hug, or caress.As verbs the difference between hug and canoodle
is that hug is (obsolete) to crouch; huddle as with cold while canoodle is to caress, touch up, pet or make love.hug
English
(wikipedia hug)Verb
(hugg)- (Palsgrave)
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- We hug deformities if they bear our names.
Synonyms
* accoll (obsolete) * coll * embraceSee also
* cuddle * huggle * kiss * snuggle * squeezeDerived terms
* body-hugging ----canoodle
English
Verb
(canoodl)- He's got a big smile on his face; who's he been canoodling recently?
- As Norah Jones coos sweet nothings on the soundtrack, the happy couple—played by Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler—canoodle through a Manhattan montage, making pasta for two, swimming through a pile of autumn leaves, and horsing around at a fruit stand.