felt up

verb

past tense of feel up
as in pawed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for felt up
  1. nuzzled
  2. snuggled
  3. cuddled
  4. caressed
  5. nestled
  6. enfolded
  7. hugged
Verb
  • The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Lopez nuzzled her face into Emme's as the pair smiled while seated at a dining table.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 26 May 2026
Definition of nuzzled
Verb
  • Another shot showed twins Keith and Kameron Rochefort from DeMotte, in matching green and light blue swim trunks, snuggled together on a pool float with a beach ball nearby.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Across Colorado and beyond, a new wave of offbeat adventures is answering that call — from sleeping in treetops and caves to hiking alongside llamas and rolling your bed out under the night sky for al fresco stargazing snuggled under the covers.
    — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Definition of snuggled
Verb
  • The pair cuddled once in the park, with Rodrigo sitting in Croonenberghs’ lap and leaning her head against his chest.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 July 2026
  • Brittany often shares cute family updates to her followers and recently shared an adorable picture of her two daughters, Golden and Sterling Skye, 5, cuddled up together in bed on her Instagram Stories.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of cuddled
Verb
  • Electric Bleu is French food caressed with California seasonality and the occasional pop of Aussie nostalgia.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In a video shared by the Broncos from the unveiling, Smith is seen carefully caressed the statue of her son's face just after the curtain drops.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of caressed
Verb
  • Debuting first on Edge and back again on Beyond, the Magic Carpet is a tennis-court sized platform nestled against the side of the ship, literally floating above the ocean.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Bretton Woods, nestled in the White Mountains about three hours from Boston, offers plenty of outdoor adventures, from hiking and mountain biking to rides on the Bretton Woods Skyway Gondola and the Mount Washington Cog Railway.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
Definition of nestled
Verb
  • But the idea of a single galaxy’s stars being enfolded into the Milky Way is intriguing and worthy of further study, Battersby said.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 May 2026
  • Smoke and blackness enfolded him.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of enfolded
Verb
  • The winners jumped from their seats and hugged as confetti poured around them.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
  • Saldaña, shimmering in Cartier, mingled with costars and hugged fans and friends, giving Kidman an especially tight squeeze.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Definition of hugged
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