Past tense of cuddle; held someone close in a warm, affectionate embrace, usually for comfort or relaxation.
Origin uncertain, possibly from 'cud' referring to warmth, or Scottish 'cudden.' First recorded in the 1500s as a dialectal word meaning to embrace or nestle.
Cuddling triggers the release of oxytocin, the 'bonding hormone,' which is why it feels so good—humans instinctively knew this for millennia before science proved that physical closeness literally changes our brain chemistry for the better.
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