nuzzling
present participle ofnuzzle
nuzzle
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
uk/ˈnʌz.əl/us/ˈnʌz.əl/totouch,rub, orpresssomething or someonegentlyand/or in a way thatshowsyourlove,especiallywith theheadornose, usually withsmallrepeatedmovements:
Mydogcame and nuzzled myfoottotryandcheerme up.
Thekittenslike to nuzzleup against/up totheirmother.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- groom
- hatch
- hover
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- non-migratory
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- slaver
- torpor
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Showing affection
Examplesofnuzzling
nuzzling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
These included for example, briefnuzzlingof baby with lip raised and teeth bared; and slowly approaching infant on all fours with stiff arms and legs, without game meta-signals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
And all along the line the questing, gentle trunks camenuzzling.
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Male forms of courtship behavior includenuzzling, biting, and head and flipper movements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He wears a wide-brimmed round hat and a long red cloak, and a white fawn isnuzzlinghis upturned hands.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After encountering a female (who possibly exudes a pheromone to signal her reproductive status), the male uses head movements,nuzzling, biting, or flipper movements to determine her receptiveness.
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- masculine characteristics
- masculine identity
- masculine pronoun
- masculine role
- masculine voice
- masculinity
- mash
- mashed
- mashed potato
- mashed potatoes
- mashed-potatoes
- masher
- mashing
- mashup
- mash-up
- mash up something
- mash up sth
- mash-up-sth
- masjid
- mask
- masked
- masked ball
- masked-ball
- masked figure
- masking