Standard Lemma guide

huggle

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A hug while snuggling: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, childish

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, childish

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To hug and cuddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To huddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, e.g. in William Allingham, The ballad book: a selection of the choicest British ballads, Sever and Francis, 1865, p. 269. Lie still, lie still, thou little Musgrave, | And huggle me from the cold; | 'tis nothing but a shepherds boy, | A-driving his sheep to fold.

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History

Etymology

Frequentative of hug: hug + -le.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: câlinou — a hug (Internet or childish use)
  • Hungarian: ölelgetés — a hug (Internet or childish use)
  • Hungarian: szeretgetés — a hug (Internet or childish use)
  • Swedish: kramis — a hug (Internet or childish use)
  • Swedish: kjam — a hug (Internet or childish use)
  • Swedish: kjamis — a hug (Internet or childish use)