nestled; nestling
ˈne-s(ə-)liŋ 
1
archaic
: nest sense 1
2
: to settle snugly or comfortably
3
: to lie in an inconspicuous or sheltered manner
1
: to settle, shelter, or house in or as if in a nest
… the children were nestled all snug in their beds …—
Clement Moore
Clement Moore2
: to press closely and affectionately
nestles a kitten in her arms
Examples of nestle in a Sentence
He nestled his head against his mother's shoulder.
She carefully nestled the hamster into its cage.
The fly ball nestled into the outfielder's glove.
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True to form, it was nestled in between his smartphone and stacks of paper on a wooden desk in front of him during his confirmation hearing on March 18.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026
Other frescoes, nestled in niches and corners around the cloister, reveal the fraught history of the location and the activities of its inhabitants.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The tenth child of a noble family, Hildegard was tithed to the Disibodenberg, a monastery nestled between two rivers in Germany’s Rhineland‑Palatinate region, when she was born.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
In the remote village of Hamirpur, nestled in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India, Anuj Chopra, 44, first discovered his love for learning while watching his father, a high school history teacher, speak.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Mar. 2026
Other frescoes, nestled in niches and corners around the cloister, reveal the fraught history of the location and the activities of its inhabitants.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The tenth child of a noble family, Hildegard was tithed to the Disibodenberg, a monastery nestled between two rivers in Germany’s Rhineland‑Palatinate region, when she was born.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
In the remote village of Hamirpur, nestled in the foothills of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India, Anuj Chopra, 44, first discovered his love for learning while watching his father, a high school history teacher, speak.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Nestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nestle. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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