nuzzle

• vt.鼻をこすりつける；鼻で愛撫する；誰かに押し付ける
• vi.鼻をこすりつける；心地よく横になる

nose, nose, -le, を繰り返す。

nuzzle

nuzzle: see nose

nuzzle (v.)

early 15c., "to bring the nose to the ground," back-formation from noselyng "on the nose, prostrate," frequentative of nose (v.); meaning "burrow with the nose" is first attested 1520s; that of "lie snug" is from 1590s, influenced by nestle, or by nursle, frequentative of nurse. Related: Nuzzled; nuzzling.

1. Cattle can nuzzle ball without harm to，or activation of，valve.

家畜は鼻でボールに触れて傷つけられないか、バルブを起動したりすることができます。