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snuggled(verb, adjective, touched, embraced, stroked)
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cuddled
5
embraced
4
nuzzled
3
nested
3
burrowed
3
closer
3
crouched
3
hugged
2
fondled
2
approached
2
close
2
cowered
2
ensconced
2
huddled
2
inhabited
2
perched(verb, settled)
2
roosted(verb, settled)
2
stayed(verb, general, settled)
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