Nestle Definition

nĕsəl
nestled, nestles, nestling
verb
nestled, nestles, nestling
To rest or press (a baby, one's head, etc.) in a snug, affectionate manner.
Webster's New World
To settle down comfortably and snugly.
Webster's New World
To build or live in a nest.
Webster's New World
To draw or press close for comfort or in affection.
Webster's New World
To lie sheltered or partly hidden, as a house among trees.
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Origin of Nestle

  • Middle English nestlen to make a nest from Old English nestlian from nest nest

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English nestlian, "make a nest", derived from nest+-lian.

    From Wiktionary

Nestle Sentence Examples

  • They moved slowly to the bank on which she stood, bumped into the dirt wall and floated to nestle into piles at the bottom.

  • See further Nestle, Expository Times (1897), p. 427.

  • Large veined cordate leaves, amongst which nestle the double round flowers of a delicate light saxe-blue color.

  • Chromed oval tailpipes nestle up to a revised rear bumper and there 's also an LED tail light.

  • Add a few paper leaves and nestle the bouquet in tissue paper.

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