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knuffelen.

to cuddle, hug

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈknʏ.fə.lə(n)/
  1. to cuddle, hug

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

Unknown, but probably a sound-symbolic/expressive word. Compare Low German knuffeln, knüffeln, an iterative form of Low German knuffen (“to poke; bump; nudge”), West Frisian knoffelje (“to push; knock; bump”).

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