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Verb nuzzle has 3 senses
- cuddle, snuggle, nestle, nest, nuzzle, draw close - move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"
 
--1 is one way to cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch 
Sample sentences: 
Sam and Sue nuzzle 
Sam cannot nuzzle Sue  
 - nuzzle, nose - rub noses
 
--2 is one way to caress 
Sample sentences: 
 Something ----s 
 Somebody ----s 
 - nuzzle - dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle"
 
--3 is one way to excavate, dig up, turn up 
Sample sentence: 
 Something ----s something 
  
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