nuzzle
nuzzle
verb
verb
- [with obj.]rub or push against gently with the nose and mouth
用口、鼻轻轻摩擦；用口、鼻轻推
he nuzzled her hair.
他用鼻子轻轻摩挲她的头发。
[no obj.]the foal nuzzled at its mother.
小马驹用鼻子轻轻推它的妈妈。
■[no obj.](nuzzle up to/against)lean or snuggle against
依靠；依偎
the dog nuzzled up against me.
那只狗依偎着我。
- late Middle English (in the sense 'grovel'): frequentative from nose reinforced by Dutch neuzelen 'poke with the nose'
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