Definition of Croodle

1. v. i. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw.

Definition of Croodle

1. Verb. (UK dialect obsolete) To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. ¹

2. Verb. (UK dialect obsolete) To fawn or coax. ¹

3. Verb. (Scotland dialect obsolete) To coo. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Croodle

1. to cower down [v CROODLED, CROODLING, CROODLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Croodle

cronish
cronk
cronker
cronkest
cronkhite-canada syndrome
cronking
cronstedtite
crontab
crontabs
cronusite
crony
cronyism
cronyisms
cronyistic
croo monkey
croodle (current term)
croodled
croodles
croodling
crook
crook and nanny
crookback
crookbacked
crookbacks
crookbill
crookbills
crooked
crooked-stemmed aster
crookeder
crookedest

Literary usage of Croodle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. John Hare, Comedian, 1865-1895: A Biography by Thomas Edgar Pemberton (1895)
"JOHN HARE AS "BARON croodle" IN "THE MONEY SPINNER." a Negative in the possession of Mr. /. A. Draycott, Birmingham. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood (1859)
"... or croodle, to crouch together like frightened chickens on the sight of a bird of ... croodle, to lie close and snug as pigs or puppies in their straw. ..."

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