croodle /(kro͡o"d'l)/

croo·dle

croodle

v. i.
  1. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.]
    A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle there.
    — C. Kingsley.
  2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.]
  3. To coo. [Scot.]