nuzzle
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He followed this pair across rocky hillside for a couple of hours and took his shot when the male paused to nuzzle the female.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Picture the soft, cool nuzzle of your dog.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
Then they stick their beaks below the surface and “chatter” their mouths open and closed, darting their tongues in and out to create suction as they nuzzle the pond’s bottom.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2023
One of the family’s horses, Jellybean, approaches to nuzzle my neck when I move in to take a selfie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
Even when Ghost leapt up on the bed to nuzzle at his face, he could not shake his deep sense of terror.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
When she nuzzles the correct one, which she always seems to do, a tube squirts water into her bowl.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
“Welcome to my home,” one of them begins as she nuzzles the other.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
What follows is an adorable animation where a cat slowly walks up to Jin, sniffs, nuzzles his hand, and then gives him a playful bite on the wrist.
From The Verge ● Aug. 19, 2021
This is Miles Theodore Stephens - We are drowning in his little peeps and nuzzles.
From BBC ● May 21, 2018
He nuzzles his head into its neck, cooing to it in Spanish.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
As part of a Make-A-Wish program with Keeneland, Cody was introduced to the then unnamed horse as a foal, who first nuzzled the boy’s hand before putting his head in his lap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
She nuzzled around a bit, kind of got my smell I guess and then literally fell asleep.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2023
The "beautiful moment" meant she could kiss, stroke, pet and be nuzzled by Passion, her two-year-old horse, from her bed, the hospice said.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2022
In a March 12 storm with rain and snow, the pair sat together nuzzled on their eggs.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022
I felt her hot breath on my fingers as she nuzzled my hand.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
“I can be your pillow, mommy,” her daughter said, nuzzling into her neck.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Imagine if your Apple Watch grew legs and could follow you around, not merely vibrating to remind you to stand up every half-hour, but playfully nuzzling your hand to remind you to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
For a veteran with PTSD, a service dog may retrieve medication or perform anxiety-relieving actions like nuzzling or leaning against a person when the dog senses a heightened state of anxiety.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
A small grey kitten with an injured nose kept jumping on his shoulder, nuzzling him.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Mate was holding pretty Jacqueline, nuzzling her baby’s head with little kisses.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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