nesting

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛstɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɛstɪŋ Hyphenation: nest‧ing === Verb === nesting present participle and gerund of nest ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === nesting (countable and uncountable, plural nestings) The process by which a bird nests. Synonym: nestage An arrangement by which one thing is nested inside another. (programming) The enclosure of one self-contained element of code inside another. Synonym: imbrication ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Tingens, ginnets, gnetins, tensing