nestle

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nestelen, nestlen, from Old English nistlan, nestlian, nistlian (“to make or build a nest”), from Proto-West Germanic *nistilōn (“to build or occupy a nest; nestle”), equivalent to nest +‎ -le. Cognate with Middle Low German nëstelen (“to build a nest”), Dutch nestelen (“to nest, nestle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛsəl/ Rhymes: -ɛsəl === Verb === nestle (third-person singular simple present nestles, present participle nestling, simple past and past participle nestled) To settle oneself comfortably and snugly. Synonym: (obsolete except UK, dialectal) snudge To press oneself against another affectionately. Synonyms: cuddle, snuggle (intransitive) To lie half-hidden or in shelter. (archaic, ornithology, intransitive) To build or sit upon a nest. (archaic, ornithology, transitive) Of a bird: to look after its young. (transitive) To move or place into a comfortable position ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== nest ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === lentes == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === nestle inflection of nesteln: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative