curl up

as in to snuggle
to sit or recline comfortably or cozily I love to curl up in a big chair with a good book

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Recent Examples of curl up After a hectic holiday season, hibernation is in order — or at least curling up on the couch with your favorite series for a few hours. Melissa Epifano, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024 Whether putting them on in the background while decorating the tree and wrapping presents or curling up on the couch and giving them your full attention, there's a reliable warmth to these TV movies that is simply unmatched. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Picture yourself curled up under a heated blanket, immersed in a really good book, while snow gathers on the porch of your very own tiny house. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2025 What’s Great About It Easy to clean Water and odors evaporate Sleek What Could Be Better Corners are prone to curl up Backing gradually loses its texture While not as plush as memory foam, cotton bath mats are still a great addition to your bathroom. Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for curl up 
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Verb
  • Better Homes & Gardens Velvet Plush Throw $15 at Walmart Walmart sent me the throw to test a few weeks ago, and I’ve been snuggled up in it day and night ever since.
    Kelsey Fredricks, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Rather than snuggling up on the sofa or watching cartoons in an effort to get better, Aryn decided to put on an impromptu performance for her mom.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Our job was to stretch and snug the uppers to the bottom of the lasts.
    Heshel Rolnick, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Most of them grow from southern Oregon down into northern California, snugged up against the rugged Pacific coast.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024
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  • What a plum spot in January that Sundance is nestled across.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
  • He and his brother were still nestled in their bunk beds when Easton came into the boys’ room the next morning and told them their mother killed herself.
    Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025

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