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Wondering how to use Nuzzle in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as cuddle or excavate.

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Nuzzle in a sentence

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Nuzzle | Nuzzled

Nuzzle meaning

  1. To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
  2. To rub or touch (someone or something) with the nose, face, etc., or an object.
  3. Chiefly of an animal: to dig (something, especially food) out of the ground using the nose or snout; to root.

Synonyms of Nuzzle

cuddle dig up excavate caress nose clutch hold tight hold close cling to draw close nest nestle snuggle turn up

Related words

Other words often associated with Nuzzle or its synonyms:

hold embrace embracing set obtain put clench smell olfaction locate stroke seize

Using Nuzzle

  • The main meaning on this page is: To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something. | To rub or touch (someone or something) with the nose, face, etc., or an object. | Chiefly of an animal: to dig (something, especially food) out of the ground using the nose or snout; to root.
  • Useful related words include: cuddle, dig up, excavate, caress.
  • In the example corpus, nuzzle often appears in combinations such as: will nuzzle.

Context around Nuzzle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Nuzzle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

considering the nuzzle of golden 1× joey will nuzzle its mother 1× over to nuzzle them 1× they will nuzzle and hum 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a joey will 1× as soon as 1×

Common sentence endings:

access to it 1× of golden retrievers 1× to nuzzle them 1× to their newborns 1×

Words around Nuzzle

Just before it in the word index:

nuzzi 13 nuzvid 2 nuzum 3 nuzul 2 nuzlocke 3 nuzi 2

Just after it in the word index:

nuzzled 4 nuzzling 6 nuzzo 8 nv 183 nva 20 nvax 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Nuzzle

  • In this selection, "nuzzle" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 13.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include considering the nuzzle of golden and joey will nuzzle its mother. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nuzzle" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nuzzle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Rather, they will nuzzle and hum to their newborns. (9 words)

But it was a close-run thing considering the nuzzle of golden retrievers. (13 words)

A joey will nuzzle its mother’s pouch if it wants access to it. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

As soon as the two goats were introduced, Harold showed lots of interest and went over to nuzzle them. (19 words)

A joey will nuzzle its mother’s pouch if it wants access to it. (14 words)

But it was a close-run thing considering the nuzzle of golden retrievers. (13 words)

Example sentences (4)

As soon as the two goats were introduced, Harold showed lots of interest and went over to nuzzle them.

But it was a close-run thing considering the nuzzle of golden retrievers.

A joey will nuzzle its mother’s pouch if it wants access to it.

Rather, they will nuzzle and hum to their newborns.

Common combinations with nuzzle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nuzzle" in a sentence?
An example: "As soon as the two goats were introduced, Harold showed lots of interest and went over to nuzzle them." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "nuzzle" from authentic English texts.
What does "nuzzle" mean?
Nuzzle means: To push or thrust (the nose or snout, face or muzzle, or head, or an object) against or into something.
What are synonyms of "nuzzle"?
Common synonyms of "nuzzle" include: cuddle, dig up, excavate, caress, nose, clutch, hold tight, hold close. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "nuzzle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "nuzzle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.