From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cuddled}
(-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cuddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for
couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku[thorn][thorn]en to
cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with. See{Couth},
{Uncouth}, {Can}.]
To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
[1913 Webster]
She cuddles low beneath the brake;
Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly. --Prior.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
cuddling \cuddling\ n.
1. holding close in a tender and afectionate manner.
[PJC]
2. lying closely together while caressing; nestling together.
[PJC]
3. foreplay without contact with the genital organs. [slang]
Syn: caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting,
smooching, snuggling.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cuddling
n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling},
{hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching},
{snuggling}]
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