A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle there.
--C. Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]
2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
3. To coo. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
croodle — croo·dle … English syllables
croodle — Too coo like a dove … Grandiloquent dictionary
croodle — to creep close together, like chickens under a hen. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
croodle — I. ˈkrüdəl intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: freq. of crood dialect Britain : to make a low murmuring sound II. intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably freq. of Scots … Useful english dictionary
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bundle — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, amble, array, bale, band, bandage, barge, batch, belt, bend, bind, bind up, bindle, body, bolt, bomb, boodle, bouquet, bow out, bowl along, brace, budget, bunch, bundle off, bundle up, bustle, chain, chase … Moby Thesaurus
burrow — Synonyms and related words: abri, anchor, antre, be incognito, beat the bushes, billet at, bivouac, bore, bunker, camp, cave, cavern, colonize, come to anchor, couch, cove, covert, croodle, cuddle, delve, den, dig, dig out, dike, disappear,… … Moby Thesaurus
cringe — Synonyms and related words: apple polish, avoid, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, blench, blink, bootlick, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow to, brown nose, cower, crawl, creep, cringe to, croodle, crouch, crouch before, curtsy,… … Moby Thesaurus
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curl up — Synonyms and related words: bed, bed down, bundle, couch, croodle, cuddle, cuddle up, go to bed, go to rest, lie down, loll, lounge, nestle, recline, repose, rest, settle to rest, snug down, snug up, snuggle, snuggle up to, sprawl, take it easy,… … Moby Thesaurus
