Cuddling

cuddling
    n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
         genital organs) [syn: {caressing}, {cuddling}, {fondling},
         {hugging}, {kissing}, {necking}, {petting}, {smooching},
         {snuggling}]
    

Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cuddled}
   (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cuddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for
   couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku[thorn][thorn]en to
   cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with. See{Couth},
   {Uncouth}, {Can}.]
   To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
   [1913 Webster]

         She cuddles low beneath the brake;
         Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.   --Prior.
   [1913 Webster]
    

cuddling \cuddling\ n.
   1. holding close in a tender and afectionate manner.
      [PJC]

   2. lying closely together while caressing; nestling together.
      [PJC]

   3. foreplay without contact with the genital organs. [slang]

   Syn: caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting,
        smooching, snuggling.
        [WordNet 1.5]