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Meanings of nestling in English
Catalan
pollet Spanish
cría de ave Usage of nestling in English
1
In it was a glass globe, nestling in fine grey tissue paper.
2
She found Susan in the bed and nestling comfortably into the pillows.
3
She was nestling up to him in a trustful sort of way.
4
And so the leaf stopped sighing, but went on nestling and singing.
5
Half-way up was a large wooden building, nestling in a grassy cove.
6
He was looking towards an old stone mansion nestling among the trees.
7
He strolled back, and looked down upon it, nestling on the ledge.
8
The young woman sat silent, nestling up against the man she loved.
9
Francesca Cunninghame feeds a mangrove finch nestling in the captive rearing room.
10
And a pretty armful it was, nestling against him wearily, but happy.
11
She ran her footstool to him, and sat nestling to his heart.
12
The mask sank into place, nestling against its familiar red velvet setting.
13
Small birds follow larger egg and nestling eaters, attacking their flight feathers.
14
Isabel lay silent a moment, nestling her closed eyelids against his throat.
15
We found them nestling behind a panel-oldfamily hiding place, you know.
16
Gibbon glanced grudgingly at them, nestling becomingly enough under Bessie's plump chin.
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Nestling through the time
Nestling across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common