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
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
"Death and the devil! do you refer to me, you babbler?" shouted the stranger, his hands again seeking the pockets where his pistols were nestling.
From The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia by James Wells Champney
They now set to work opening the shells between which were nestling the pearls, and the result was simply astonishing.
From Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils by Edward Sylvester Ellis
The result of our care was that one fine day the eggs hatched out, and six skinny little titmice, with big heads and small bodies, were nestling against Nancy's breast.
From Policeman Bluejay by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
