canoodle
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In one clever bit of staging, Hamlet tarries in the forefront as the king and queen canoodle in back and guards race by mid-stage between them, fresh from sighting the former king’s ghost.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
We’ll still see the Tramp and his Lady canoodle, But they’ll kiss at the end of a gluten-free zoodle.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2018
So couples canoodle without shame in parks, and tacos, tortas and quesadillas are eaten standing up on the side of a street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2018
After escaping Olivia’s clutches, Ben slips out of the compound to canoodle in the streets with Lauren B. and Jubilee gets more and more worked up.
From Time ● Feb. 1, 2016
Anyone who has endured watching couples shamelessly canoodle on Facebook or Twitter should be relieved.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2013
Shawn’s Final Date: The happy couple canoodles in a winery, and Shawn casually asks her, “What else is going on?”
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2015
It is hard to come across as a pesky underdog when your top wide receiver canoodles with Kardashians and your stadium scoreboard showers fans with sapphires after every touchdown.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2010
And Spicer, a man no self-respecting person would want to be in a same room with, was canoodled by celebrities for the rest of the night.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 20, 2017
A couple in their early 20s, in matching his-and-hers fedoras, canoodled on stools pulled close together.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2016
When I asked if she and Elvis had canoodled, it turned out that she'd never heard the word.
From BBC ● May 21, 2013
At the cuddle party, I had canoodled with panache, but had I dominated?
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2010
On a recent hot afternoon, couples canoodled in the shade of a park in front of the colonial town hall.
From Washington Post
AI-generated videos and images of Rana and Hajdini on dinner dates and canoodling in an office have circulated on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
A fan in the audience proposed to her shortly after photos of her and Trudeau canoodling on a yacht surfaced.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
So … why is she promoting this book by canoodling yet again with the very people further undermining her profession?
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2024
Moments after we saw the grieving widower in tears, he was canoodling with someone he’d just met.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
I didn’t care if she’d spent all day canoodling with him; I didn’t care if she’d left because she was furious with me.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
