snudge

English

Etymology

From Old English, related to snug.

Verb

snudge (third-person singular simple present snudges, present participle snudging, simple past and past participle snudged)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To lie snug or quiet.
  2. (obsolete) To save in a miserly manner; to hoard.

Derived terms

  • snudge along: to walk looking down, with an abstracted appearance.
  • snudge over the fire: to keep close to the fire.

Noun

snudge (plural snudges)

  1. (obsolete) A miser; a sneaking fellow.

Anagrams

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