nestle
/ˈnɛsəl/
nestle verb: to settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
Verb
nestle (third-person singular simple present nestles, present participle nestling, simple past and past participle nestled)
- To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
- In the work that it [the Servants of India Society] will do in the future it will be the spirit of Mr. [Gopal Krishna] Gokhale that will inspire it. So I would remind you that while you raise a statue to his public honour, do not forget what matters more, the hope that ever nestled warmly in his...1915 April, Annie Besant, “The Servants of India Society”, in Speeches & Writings of Annie Besant, 3rd edition, Madras: G. A. Natesan & Co., published September 1921, →OCLC, page 281
- Synonyms:
- snudge
- To press oneself against another affectionately.
- To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
- The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
- Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild and desolate country, and there to nestle till greater succours came.a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount...
- To build or sit upon a nest.
- The kingfisher […] nestles in hollow banks.1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
- Of a bird: to look after its young.
- This assimilates them more nearly to the natural conditions when the hen nestles her chicks on the earth, whilst the warmth is given chiefly over their backs.1871, Gardeners Chronicle & New Horticulturist, volume 31, page 123
- To move or place into a comfortable position.
- She made no answer, but her fingers nervously nestled the leaves of a book.1862, William S. Woodbridge, Captain Paul's Adventure
- With as little of movement as possible, Aeon nestled her head closer to his chest, even more inder his chin.2010, Sarah Tyler, Panthera Leo and the Call of Destiny, →ISBN, page 124
Proper noun capitalized: Nestle
Nestle (plural Nestles)
- A surname from German.
nestle meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
nestle in Hindi
- to press oneself against another affectionately
- चिपकना cipaknā, सटना saṭnā
nestle in Tamil
- நெஸ்லேக்கு, நெஸ்லே
nestle in Urdu
- گھر بنانا, پناہ لینا
nestle in Bengali
- আরাম করে বসা, শোয়া, দোলানো
More languagesFewer languages
- nestle in Telugu
- నెస్లే
- nestle in Malayalam
- സുഖമായി താമസിക്കുക, പറ്റിക്കിടക്കുക, പതുങ്ങി ഇരിക്കുക, ചേർന്നുകിടക്കുക
- nestle in Kannada
- ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುದುಗಿರು, ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ ಮಲಗು, ಸುಖವಾಗಿ ತಂಗು, ಕುಳಿತುಕೊ
Examples of nestle in a sentence
- Lightly season the cod with salt and pepper and nestle the fish onto the pan.
- Argus was nestled between the children, and Phoebe asked him the question she couldn't ask out loud.
- Nestled within was a shriveled forearm, crowned with a withery brown hand.
Synonyms of nestle
Forms of nestle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | nestles |
| present participle | nestling |
| past participle | nestled |
| past | nestled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Nestles |
Origin of nestle
From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest + -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”).
Borrowed from Swiss German Nestle.
Words formed from nestle
Words that rhyme with nestle
Questions about nestle
- What does nestle mean?
- Nestle means to settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
- What is nestle in Hindi?
- Nestle in Hindi is चिपकना (cipaknā), सटना (saṭnā). See Nestle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nestle?
- Nestle can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nestle?
- Nestle is pronounced /ˈnɛsəl/.
- What is the past tense of nestle?
- The past tense of nestle is nestled.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nestle (page history and authors); Nestle (page history and authors); nestle (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nestle (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nestle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nestle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nestle (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nestle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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