croodle
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croodle¹
Where it comes from
Compare cruddle, crudle.
verb croodles · croodling · croodled
- To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. Far ben thy dark green plantin's shade The cushat croodles am'rously
- To fawn or coax.
croodle²
Where it comes from
Onomatopoeic "croo" + -le.
verb croodles · croodling · croodled
- To make a cooing sound. Too dark to see well, but judge from movements of old bird's head and croodling noise.
noun croodles
- A bird's coo, especially that of a dove. [A]nd no sound falls on my ears, except the distant roar of a passing train, the song of linnets, and croodle of turtle-dove and cushat.
