nestle
verb (used without object)
to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
is nestling
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present progressiveof nestle (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And a charming little settlement, a beautiful sugar-plantation, is nestling there between them, on the very edge of the bay.
From Two Years in the French West Indies by Lafcadio Hearn
I have watched them prop it up with sticks, and gently wash the earth away from its delicate petals, and have said to myself, "Ah, little one, the fairy Love is nestling in your heart."
From Violet: A Fairy Story by Caroline Snowden Guild
Curled up in a ring, my aged dog, my sole companion, is nestling and quivering at my feet….
From A Reckless Character And Other Stories by Isabel Florence Hapgood
The three nursery little ones have come down to say good-night; the youngest, a fair-haired, blue-eyed little maiden of four years, is nestling on her mother's lap.
From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Helen C. Black
It is nestling up to me, fawning upon me, touching my hands.
From Tongues of Conscience by Robert Smythe Hichens
