Croodle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Croodle is a verb meaning (UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
Meaning
(UK, dialect, obsolete) To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialect, obsolete) To fawn or coax.
- (originally Scotland, dialect) To make a cooing sound.
- A bird's coo, especially that of a dove.
Example Sentences
Do pigeons croodle, or only doves?
Far ben thy dark green plantin's shade The cushat croodles am'rously
Oh! that I had wings-not as a dove , to fly home to its nest and croodle there
Too dark to see well, but judge from movements of old bird's head and croodling noise.
Word Forms
- croodles
- croodling
- croodled
Synonyms for croodle
Depending on context, synonyms include cajole, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, blandander, blandish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crudle, codle, coorie, crookle, coure, cower.
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