nestles

Verb

nestle (third-person singular simple present nestles, present participle nestling, simple past and past participle nestled)

1. 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

2. To press oneself against another affectionately.

   Synonyms:

   cuddle, snuggle

3. (intransitive) To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
   • The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
4. (archaic, intransitive) 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
5. (archaic, transitive) 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
6. (transitive) 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

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