snuggle up

Get cozy together

To snuggle up is to settle into a cozy, comfortable position, typically close to someone or something warm: She snuggled up with a blanket and a good book, The kids snuggled up to their father on the couch.

The phrase emphasizes warmth, intimacy, and contentment—getting physically closer for comfort or affection.

Related

get close · spoon · ensconce · embrace · loved one · curl up · intimacy · warmth · keep warm · contentment · blanket · coziness · affection · bed · bear hug · pajamas · socks · tenderness

Opposites
physical proximity

snuggle uppull away

Increase your lead

move away · back off · recoil · draw back · shrink away

emotional intimacy and comfort

snuggle uppush away

Force something back

reject · rebuff · shun · spurn · give the cold shoulder

body tension and posture

snuggle upstiffen

Become less pliable

tense up · recoil · flinch · brace · freeze up

Family

snug, cuddle, snuggle, nestle, snuggling, snuggled, snuggles, snuggly, snuggler

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G