snugged

verb

past tense of snug
as in snuggled
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily the farmhand snugged down in the hay and proceeded to go to sleep

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Recent Examples of snugged The gob of mussel meat is slipped through it and snugged gently. — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snugged
  1. snuggled
  2. nestled
Verb
  • Late in her pregnancy with Caiden, Lochte went alone to a friend’s wedding — and soon her phone was lighting up with photos of him snuggled up to another woman.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Across Colorado and beyond, a new wave of offbeat adventures is answering that call — from sleeping in treetops and caves to hiking alongside llamas and rolling your bed out under the night sky for al fresco stargazing snuggled under the covers.
    — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Definition of snuggled
Verb
  • Meta’s international headquarters are nestled in Dublin, about 125 miles from Strancally Castle.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Rutschman drove a fastball from Smith to center, but Drew Gilbert nestled under the fly ball without issue to end the inning.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of nestled

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“Snugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snugged. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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