| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | nes·tle |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  n s  l |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: nes·tled, nes·tling, nes·tles
| | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To settle snugly and comfortably: The cat nestled among the pillows. 2. To lie in a sheltered position: a cottage that nestles in the wood. 3. To draw or press close, as in affection; snuggle: The child nestled up to her mother. 4. Archaic To nest. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To snuggle or press contentedly: The baby nestled its head on my shoulder. 2. To place or settle as if in a nest: I nestled the puppy in my arms. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English nestlen, to make a nest, from Old English nestlian, from nest, nest. | | OTHER FORMS: | nestler —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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