nestle
verb (used without object)
to lie close and snug, like a bird in a nest; snuggle or cuddle.
were nestling
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past progressiveof nestle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were nestling in the banks of the river, swimming past moored boats with names like "Ratty and Moley".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2023
The sigh of the waste moorlands, where in the haggs the wild fowl were nestling and the adders slept, came down over the well-pastured braes to her.
From The Lilac Sunbonnet by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
A quiet life it must be and, as it were, nestling in the shade, concealed among men whose flesh is grass; modest, like the life of violets.
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad
The two girls had sat down on Ina's window-seat, and were nestling close together, with their arms around each other's waist, and the two streams of dark hair intermingling.
From The Debtor A Novel by William Dodge Stevens
It was only momentary, for soon both heads were nestling confidingly to her.
From Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson
