snuggling
寄り添う
解説 Definition
snuggling は snuggle（寄り添う、体を寄せる）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、暖かさや安心感を求めて親しい相手や物に体を寄せることを表します。
The act of moving or resting closely against a person, animal, or soft object for warmth, comfort, affection, or security. It is the -ing form of snuggle and can function as a noun, gerund, or present participle.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 snuggle「心地よく体を寄せる」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形です。snug「ぴったり収まって暖かい」を手掛かりに、赤ちゃんが母親に寄り添う、二人がソファでくっつく、毛布にくるまる場面を想像しましょう。単なる接触より、親密さ・安心・暖かさを伴うのが snuggling の核です。
Connect snuggling with snug, meaning “warm, comfortable, and fitting closely.” The base verb is snuggle; drop its final silent e before adding -ing. Imagine a baby resting against a parent, two people close together on a sofa, or someone settling under a soft blanket. The key is not mere physical contact but closeness that brings affection, safety, warmth, or comfort. Useful patterns include snuggling against someone, snuggling with someone, and snuggling under a blanket. These scenes make the emotional warmth of the word easy to retain.
例文
The baby enjoyed snuggling against her mother.
赤ちゃんは母親に寄り添って気持ちよさそうにしていました。
Snuggling under a soft blanket made the evening feel peaceful.
柔らかい毛布にくるまって寄り添うと、夜が穏やかに感じられました。
They spent the cold morning snuggling on the sofa.
彼らは寒い朝をソファで寄り添って過ごしました。
snuggling の類義語・関連語
snuggling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
snuggling は snuggle の動名詞で、snuggle は古ノルド語系とされる snug「ぴったりした・心地よい」に、反復を表す接尾辞 -le が付いた語です。「ぴたりと収まる動き」が「身を寄せてくっつく」に育ち、snuggling はその寄り添い行為そのものです。関連語は snug、snugly。
Snuggling is formed from snuggle by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Snuggle developed in English from snug, with the frequentative or action-forming ending -le. Snug has referred to being compact, sheltered, warm, or comfortable; its earlier origin is uncertain but may involve Scandinavian or Low German influence. The verb consequently developed the sense of settling closely into a comfortable position or pressing affectionately against someone.
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