Thesaurus / nuzzle
FEEDBACKHow to use nuzzle in a sentence
The frightful head whipped back at the end of the long neck, to nuzzle at the seared spot.
THE RED HELL OF JUPITERPAUL ERNSTTaggi came to lick his face, nuzzle him, making a small, bewildered whimpering.
STORM OVER WARLOCKANDRE NORTONShe goes miles away by the sea-side and walks into the water, like a Christian, to nuzzle up crabs among the rocks.
THREE COURSES AND A DESSERTANONYMOUSIt would be so nice just to lean back and nuzzle up to her, down in the sand.
THE HUNTED HEROESROBERT SILVERBERGThe paper dropped into the ditch and lay still, and the pony began to nuzzle Janice's hand.
JANICE DAYHELEN BEECHER LONGHilda put the baby in Sarah's arms, and he began to nuzzle at her shrunken breasts.
PLOWING ON SUNDAYSTERLING NORTHAnd when he slept at night something came to nuzzle at his mind; faceless, formless, utterly alien.
CRY FROM A FAR PLANETTOM GODWINWill the pigeons sit on his shoulder so, and the dogs nuzzle under his coat–lap?
CRADOCK NOWELL, VOL. 3 (OF 3)RICHARD DODDRIDGE BLACKMOREThey stirred, making tiny whimpering sounds and trying to move their heads to nuzzle at her fingers.
SPACE PRISONTOM GODWINAll of a sudden Don began to tremble with eagerness and nuzzle and sniff among the roots of the grass.
IT AND OTHER STORIESGOUVERNEUR MORRISWORDS RELATED TO NUZZLE
- accepts
- accommodates
- admits
- adopts
- avails oneself of
- comprehends
- comprises
- contains
- covers
- deals with
- embodies
- encloses
- encompasses
- espouses
- gets into
- goes in for
- grabs
- has
- incorporates
- involves
- makes use of
- provides for
- receives
- seizes
- subsumes
- takes advantage of
- takes in
- takes on
- takes up
- welcomes
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