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nestle
/ˈnɛsəl/
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What does nestle mean?
verb
- To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
- To press oneself against another affectionately.
- To lie half-hidden or in shelter.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To move or place into a comfortable position.
- (archaic) To build or sit upon a nest.
- (archaic) Of a bird: to look after its young.
proper noun
- A surname from German.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɛsəl/
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Poor Rosamond’s vagrant fancy had come back terribly scourged—meek enough to nestle under the old despised shelter.
Children yet, the tale to hear, Eager eye and willing ear, Lovingly shall nestle near.
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A good reader can, in a sort, nestle into Plato's brain, and think from thence; but not into Shakspeare's.
He loves the rippling streams, he loves the wild flowers that nestle in seclusion or that unexpectedly paint some mountain meadow with delight.
Devils and imps, struck into stone, clamber upon towers, prowl under cornices, peer out from bosses of foliage, perch upon capitals, nestle under benches, flame in windows.