different between curling vs snuggle

English

Pronunciation

• (Canada, US) IPA^(key): /?k??l??/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??(?)l??/
• Rhymes: -??(?)l??

Noun

curling (countable and uncountable, plural curlings)

1. The action or motion of something that curls or is curled.
   • 1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer

     Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
     Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
     And your face smooth with ointments […]

2. (uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

Coordinate terms

• (sports) rink

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

curling

1. present participle of curl

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kurli?/, [?kurli?]
• IPA^(key): /?kø?rli?/, [?kø??rli?]

Noun

curling

1. (sports) curling

Declension

Synonyms

• (sport): kurlaus (informal)

Derived terms

• kurlata

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kœ?.li?/

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

1. curling

Derived terms

• curling en fauteuil roulant

Related terms

• curleur
• curleuse

Polish

Etymology

From English curling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?r.l?ink/

Noun

curling m inan

1. curling (sport)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) curlingowy

Further reading

• curling in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• curling in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From English curling.

Noun

curling m (uncountable)

1. curling (sport where players slide stones on a sheet of ice)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English curling.

Noun

curling c (uncountable)

1. curling

Declension

English

Etymology

First attested in 1687. snug +? -le (frequentative suffix); spelt with doubled ‘g’ to clarify pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sn???l/
• Rhymes: -???l

Noun

snuggle (plural snuggles)

1. An affectionate hug.
2. The final remnant left in a liquor bottle.

Synonyms

• (hug): cuddle
• (final remnant in bottle): sip

Verb

snuggle (third-person singular simple present snuggles, present participle snuggling, simple past and past participle snuggled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.

   Sometimes my girlfriend and I snuggle.

   The surrounding buildings snuggled each other.

   The last drop of jager snuggled the corner of the pint.

   • 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit:

     And when the Boy dropped off to sleep, the Rabbit would snuggle down close under his little warm chin and dream, with the Boy's hands clasped close round him all night long.

2. To move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cosy position.

   Tired but satisfied, the children snuggled into their sleeping bags.

   The pet dog snuggles into its new bed.

Synonyms

• cuddle

Translations

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