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

A series of surreal illustrations features Adam and Eve feeding grapes to vegetarian dinosaurs while lions and cheetahs canoodle with an avaceratops.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2013