to cuddle, to hug [verb] [knuffelde, geknuffeld]

The noun that goes with "knuffelen" is "knuffel", which translates to "hug" or "cuddle" (see ‘Related words’).
Mind that in the Dutch language the "k" is always pronounced!

Examples:
- "Ik heb zin om jou te knuffelen!"
("I feel like cuddling you!")

-"Waarom knuffelen wij nooit meer?"
("Why do we never cuddle anymore?")

- "Sommige mannen houden niet van knuffelen."
("Some men do not like to cuddle.")

- "Het verliefde stelletje zat te knuffelen op een bankje in het park."
("The amorous couple was cuddling on a (little) bench in the park.")

- "Baby’s die veel geknuffeld worden, worden later heel sociaal."
("Babies that are cuddled a lot, become very social later on.")

Related words:
- "Knuffelbeer": teddy bear.
- "Knuffel": hug, cuddle.

Example:
- <at the end of an e-mail:> "Dikke Knuffel!"
("Big hug!")

- "Knuffel": soft/cuddly toy (if clear from context).

Examples:
- "Mijn dochtertje is verdrietig, want zij heeft haar knuffel verloren."
("My daughter is sad, because she lost her cuddly toy." Notice here that the diminutive form of "dochter" is functional. )

- <one lover to the other lover:> "Hoi knuffeltje, ik ben wat later thuis vanavond!"
("Hi honey, I’m home a bit later tonight!" Literally it says: "Hi little cuddly toy, …" )

- "Omhelzen": to embrace.