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nestle.

To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnɛsəl/
  1. To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

  2. To press oneself against another affectionately.

  3. To lie half-hidden or in shelter.

    intransitive
    The old shop nestled between the newer apartment buildings.
  4. To build or sit upon a nest.

    archaic · intransitive
  5. Of a bird: to look after its young.

    archaic · transitive
  6. To move or place into a comfortable position.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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”).

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