Hug vs Snuggle - What's the difference?
hug | snuggle |
(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
(intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
* 1922 , :
To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.
As nouns the difference between hug and snuggle
is that hug is an affectionate close embrace while snuggle is an affectionate hug.As verbs the difference between hug and snuggle
is that hug is to crouch; huddle as with cold while snuggle is to lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.hug
English
(wikipedia hug)Verb
(hugg)- (Palsgrave)
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=We toted in the wood and got the fire going nice and comfortable. Lord James still set in one of the chairs and Applegate had cabbaged the other and was hugging the stove.}}
- We hug deformities if they bear our names.
Synonyms
* accoll (obsolete) * coll * embraceSee also
* cuddle * huggle * kiss * snuggle * squeezeDerived terms
* body-hugging ----snuggle
English
Synonyms
* (hug) cuddle * (final remnant in bottle) sipVerb
(snuggl)- Sometimes my girlfriend and I snuggle .
- The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.
- The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.
- And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.
- Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.
- The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.
