Smuckle

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To settle comfortably close against someone or something in a snug, cosy way
2. To nestle tightly into a warm, sheltered position beside another person or object
3. To cuddle up closely so as to feel cosy and secure within a small space

Etymology: "Smuckle" is a verb meaning to snuggle up cozily, and it is a dialect word whose history is poorly documented. It is generally treated as a variant or blend connected with "snuggle" and "cuddle," with the "-le" ending being a frequent verb-forming pattern in English that gives words like "snuggle" and "cuddle" their repeated, intimate sound. The word appears mainly in informal and regional speech and in some dictionaries of American dialect, where it is recorded as expressing the same idea as "snuggle." Its precise date of first use and any exact source are not reliably established, so the most that can be said is that it belongs to the same family of cozy, sound-driven words as its close relatives.