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nestle

UK/ˈnɛsəl/ US/ˈnɛˈsli/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position

  • “We cuddled against each other to keep warm”
  • “The children snuggled into their sleeping bags”
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2.

lie in a sheltered position

  • “The little cottage nestles in the forest”
3.

position comfortably

  • “The baby nestled her head in her mother”
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noun

1.

Origin

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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