English Dictionary

nuzzle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnʌzəl/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 廃用

(transitive, intransitive) (of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose. / (obsolete) To nurse; to foster; to bring up. / (obsolete) To nestle; to house, as in a nest.

日本語の意味

（動物や恋人などが）鼻を使って相手や物に触れる、なでる / （古語・時代遅れ）子を育てる、飼育する / （古語・時代遅れ）巣に身を寄せる、巣作りをする

The kitten began to nuzzle my hand, purring softly.

子猫は私の手に鼻をすり寄せ、やわらかくゴロゴロと喉を鳴らし始めた。

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) (of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose.

The horse nuzzled its foal's head gently to wake him up.

意味（2）

(obsolete) To nurse; to foster; to bring up.

The people had been nuzzled in idolatry.

意味（3）

(obsolete) To nestle; to house, as in a nest.

意味（4）

(obsolete) To go along with the nose to the ground, like a pig.

He charg'd through an army of lawyers, sometimes with sword in hand, at other times nuzzling like an eel in the mud.

nuzzles （ present singular third-person ）

nuzzling （ participle present ）

nuzzled （ participle past ）

nuzzled （ past ）