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croodle

croo′dle

(kroō′d’l)
,
Verb.
I.
[Cf.
Cruddle
,
Crudle
.]
1.
To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
Forby.
A dove to fly home to her nest and
croodle
there.
C. Kingsley.
2.
To fawn or coax.
[Obs.]
3.
To coo.
[Scot.]

Definition 2024

croodle

croodle

English

Verb

croodle ‎(third-person singular simple present croodles, present participle croodling, simple past and past participle croodled)

  1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
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    A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle there. — Charles Kingsley.
  2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) To fawn or coax.
  3. (Scotland, dialect, obsolete) To coo.

Etymology

Compare cruddle, crudle.

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