huggle
verb, noun
huggle is spelled H-U-G-G-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, huggle means “To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in huggle?
| Letters | 6: H-U-G-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is huggle?
Huggle appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce huggle?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-huggle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of huggle
- huggles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- huggling participle, present
- huggled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does huggle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.
- 2
To hug and cuddle.
- 3
archaicTo huddle.
Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, e.g. in William Allingham, The ballad book: a selection of the choicest British ballads, Sever and Francis, 1865, p. 269. Lie still, lie still, thou little Musgrave, / And huggle me from the cold; / 'tis no
noun
- 1
A hug while snuggling: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Huggle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a hug (Internet or childish use):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | câlinou |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does huggle come from?
Frequentative of hug: hug + -le.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).