Past tense of nestle
regular verb
The past tense of nestle is nestled. The past participle is also nestled.
Forms of nestle
| Base form (V1) | nestle /ˈnɛsəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | nestled |
| Past participle (V3) | nestled |
| Present participle | nestling /ˈnɛstlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | nestles |
Nestled in a sentence
- The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
- 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
- Argus was nestled between the children, and Phoebe asked him the question she couldn't ask out loud.2019 September 28, Robin Buckallew, chapter 22, in Swallow the Sun: A Leafy Tom Adventure, Lulu Press, Incorporated, →ISBN, page 91. From the entry on the other paw
- Nestled within was a shriveled forearm, crowned with a withery brown hand.2014, Hugo Valentin Negron, Forging of a Knight: Prison Planet of the Mah-Lahkt, page 335. From the entry withery
- The boongary sleeps during the day, nestled in a fork in the branches high among the tree-tops.1990, Reader's Digest, Did You Know?: New Insights Into a World That Is Full of Astonishing Stories. From the entry boongary
Meaning of nestle
- verb To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
- verb To press oneself against another affectionately.
- verb To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
Questions about the past tense of nestle
- What is the past tense of nestle?
- The past tense of nestle is nestled.
- What is the past participle of nestle?
- The past participle of nestle is nestled.
- Is nestle a regular or irregular verb?
- Nestle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nestle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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