- nuzzle
[nuzzle 词源字典]
- nuzzle: see nose
[nuzzle etymology, nuzzle origin, 英语词源] - nuzzle (v.)
- early 15c., "to bring the nose to the ground," back-formation from noselyng "on the nose, prostrate," frequentative of nose (v.); meaning "burrow with the nose" is first attested 1520s; that of "lie snug" is from 1590s, influenced by nestle, or by nursle, frequentative of nurse. Related: Nuzzled; nuzzling.