- present participle of nest.
nesting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"It will be terrible for some of the birds, seabirds that are nesting here that are quite endangered."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Under this proposal, assets buried inside a 20-layer Russian nesting doll of shell companies would face a 20% tax penalty when distributed, or 1% for every layer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bold Coast Charter’s trips allow participants to land on an island and spend a couple of hours in blinds to see and photograph at close range puffins gathered on rocks above their nesting burrows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
It must not be done before September because of nesting birds but cannot be done after December because the ground would be too wet.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
On each side of the wagon are rows of nesting boxes.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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