Word Meaning

nestle definition and meaning

v. i. To make and occupy a nest; to nest.
v. i. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.
v. i. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
v. t. To house, as in a nest.
v. t. To cherish, as a bird her young.

Crossword clues for nestle

- Cuddle up
- Get comfortable in finest leopardskin
- Lie close and snug
- Lie snugly in a twig home on the last half of the Nile
- Nuzzle
- Settle comfortably against something
- Settle cosily
- Snuggle
- Snuggle in close
- Snuggle up