Morpheme
Nuzzle
Type
free base
Denotation
push, thrust, rub, touch
Etymology
Middle English noselen, of unknown origin but possibly from (1) noseling, noselyng, from nose; Old English nosu and/or (2) nose + -el, -elen, both influenced by nestle (<Nest + -le>)
Evidence
nuzzle, nuzzled, nuzzler, nuzzles, nuzzlier, nuzzliest, nuzzling, nuzzly
