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Meanings of nestling against in English

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Usage of nestling against in English
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And a pretty armful it was, nestling against him wearily, but happy.
The God of His Fathers: Tales of the Klondyke
2
The mask sank into place, nestling against its familiar red velvet setting.
Inferno
3
The poor, little wrinkled mouth was nestling against the mother-breast.
Joyce of the North Woods
4
The dog had crept close to him, and was nestling against him and whimpering.
'Doc.' Gordon
5
Obediently he came and settled himself, nestling against me.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
6
God knows I could spend eternity thus with your dear form nestling against my heart.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
7
Sibylla glided up to her husband, nestling against him.
Verner's Pride
8
Mrs. Simpkins looked so kind and comfortable, with the baby's head nestling against her capacious bosom.
The Upas Tree: A Christmas Story for all the Year
9
She was sleeping beside him, her head nestling against his shoulder, her legs entangled with his.
Don't Cry Tai Lake
10
She lifted them in her arms, and Karl saw their sunny heads nestling against her dark one.
The Precipice: A Novel
11
She turned her face slightly towards him with the gesture of a child nestling against his breast.
The Way of an Eagle
12
She laughed delightedly, nestling against his shoulder.
Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
13
But she drew back, nestling against Faber.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
14
Boarding the train, my mum selected seats at the rear of the carriage, nestling against the window.
The Farm
15
She drew nearer to Bijou whose handsome head lay nestling against the rustic bench where she was sitting.
Honor Edgeworth; Or, Ottawa's Present Tense
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She laughed delightedly, nestling against him.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
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