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snugging

verb

present participle of snug

as in snuggling

to sit or recline comfortably or cozily the farmhand snugged down in the hay and proceeded to go to sleep

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Every wiggle and wobble, every snuffle and squeak of six newborn puppies snuggling together in Finland is captured by cameras monitoring their development in the first weeks of their lives.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
But these kittens can't stop snuggling after being separated.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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