CUDDLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cuddling mean? 

• CUDDLING (noun)
  The noun CUDDLING has 1 sense:

1. affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

  Familiarity information: CUDDLING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUDDLING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

caressing; cuddling; fondling; hugging; kissing; necking; petting; smooching; snuggling

Hypernyms ("cuddling" is a kind of...):

arousal; foreplay; stimulation (mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cuddling"):

snogging ((British informal) cuddle and kiss)

Derivation:

cuddle (move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position)

cuddle (hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth)

 Context examples 

The tall man leaned heavily upon her to take the weight off his tender foot, while he held his burden betwixt himself and the wall, cuddling it jealously to his side, and thrusting forward his young companion to act as a buttress whenever the pressure of the crowd threatened to bear him away.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)