This is the 14651st most frequent Polish word.
przytulały
"Przytulały" means "they were hugging" or "they used to hug" in English.
In this sentence, 'przytulały' is used in the past tense, third person plural, indicating an action performed by children hugging their toys.
Dzieci przytulały swoje pluszowe misie przed snem.
The children were hugging their plush bears before sleeping.
Here, 'przytulały' is reflexive as part of 'przytulały się', showing the cats hugging each other.
Koty przytulały się do siebie na kanapie.
The cats were hugging each other on the couch.
This sentence uses 'przytulały' to express people intentionally hugging an object for symbolic purposes.