Meaning & use

nestle

verb·Academic

To settle comfortably into a warm, sheltered, or partly enclosed position.

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The kitten nestled into the blanket and fell asleep within minutes.

The small village nestles between two hills at the edge of the forest.

A note on using this word

Nestle often describes both people and places, as in a town that 'nestles' among hills.

Words with a similar meaning

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