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   Nuz·zle

   /ˈnəz(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. rub or push against gently with the nose and mouth: "he nuzzled her hair" Similar nudgenoseprodpush
   • ▪ lean or snuggle against: "the dog nuzzled up against me" Similar snugglecuddle (up)nestlecurl upsettle downsnug downburrowembracehuglie close to

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘grovel’): frequentative from nose, reinforced by Dutch neuzelen ‘poke with the nose’.

   Scrabble Points: 24

   • N

     1

   • U

     1

   • Z

     10

   • Z

     10

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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