Snuggled vs Snugged - What's the difference?
snuggled | snugged |
(snuggle)
(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.
(snug)
Comfortable; cosy (cozy); satisfactory.
* 1853 , Melville, Herman, Bartleby, the Scrivener'', in ''Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories'', New York: Penguin Books, 1968; reprint 1995 as ''Bartleby , ISBN 0146000129, page 2:
Close-fitting.
Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.
* Jonathan Swift:
To make secure or snug.
* 1967 , edition, ISBN 0553025171, page 15:
To snuggle or nestle.
As verbs the difference between snuggled and snugged
is that snuggled is past tense of snuggle while snugged is past tense of snug.snuggled
English
Verb
(head)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.
Synonyms
* cuddleDerived terms
* snuggle bunny * snuggle up * snugglysnugged
English
Verb
(head)snug
English
Adjective
(snugger)- I am one of those unambitious lawyers who never addresses a jury, or in any way draws down public applause; but, in the cool tranquillity of a snug' retreat, do a ' snug business among rich men's bonds, and mortgages, and title-deeds.
- Lie snug , and hear what critics say.
Derived terms
* snugly * snug as a bug in a rugSynonyms
* cosy (cozy)Verb
- He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.