croodle \croo"dle\ (kr[=oo]"d'l), v. i. [Cf. {Cruddle},
{Crudle}.]
1. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie
close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.]
--Wright. --Forby.
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A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle there.
--C. Kingsley.
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2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.]
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3. To coo. [Scot.]
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